Sure this isn’t about “HealthFood”, but we thought it equally important. Maybe you don’t know this, but there are actually indoor plants that can be beneficial to your health. Most people think of houseplants as just green plants they can water occasionally. However, they don’t know that those nice-looking green leaves can boost their mental, physical and spiritual health. You can even prevent allergies with indoor plants.
These anti-allergy plants, when grown inside, can help purify the air from harmful toxins and chemicals, which consequently help to prevent allergies, especially in children.
According to the NASA Clean Air Study of 1989, certain indoor houseplants can be a way to naturally filter off most common toxins like tetrachloroethylene, benzene, formaldehyde, etc. from the air in our homes.
Now you’ve realized that growing plants inside your home can be a good thing, the next question is, “what type of house plants work best for preventing allergies?”
Below, we’ve listed some of these indoor plants, as recommended by NASA.
1. Dracaena Houseplant:
There are several varieties of this indoor plant. However, they all do the same thing – grab allergies in the air and hold onto them in their leaves. The plant basically absorbs carbon monoxide in the air.
- Grown, packaged and shipped exclusively by Florida Foliage. Dracaena Marginata is an attractive, stiff-leaved plant with colorful foliage that sometimes goes by the name dragon tree. Most of the time it’s sold simply as “Dracaena marginata” or just “Dracaena.” These plants are perfect for a beginner gardener because theyre very easy to grow indoors.
- They are tough, drought-tolerant plants with aggressive root systems that make excellent houseplants because they are a little more forgiving than some of the other dracaena. It helps that they’re attractive and varied. Sometimes they are grown as single-stemmed plants; other times grouped or even braided together in the same pot.
- Dracaena marginatas are mostly indoor plants that are easy to care for and can thrive in homes and offices. They are listed by NASA as an excellent plant for removing harmful chemicals from the air. The plant has narrow, slender gray stems that are topped with shiny, arching leaves that are sword-shaped.
- Dragon trees grow best in medium sunlight but they can survive in partial shade as well. Plants in lower light situations will grow slower and will produce smaller leaves. Dont put your dragon tree in full sun because its leaves will burn.
- Dragon plants prefer temperatures between 70 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit. Regular household humidity should be fine for them. If your house is particularly dry, consider a light misting from a spray bottle.
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2. Ficus Benjamina:
This houseplant is also known as weeping fig. It does a good job of purifying airborne pollutants like xylene, formaldehyde and toluene.
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3. Heartleaf Philodendron:
Scrubs a significant amount of airborne harmful gases during photosynthesis. This helps to improve the quality of air indoors, which is ideal for people with allergies.
- Heart leaf philodendron in a four inch clay pot
- Easy care home and patio plant.Cleans air and filters toxins from the air.
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- Adds beauty to all rooms
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4. Peace Lilies:
Rids the air of trichloroethylene, benzene and formaldehyde. It also effectively removes mold spores from the air.
- Easy to grow house plant
- Does well in low light
- Keep evenly moist
- Blooms yearround
- Immediate shipping
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5. Chinese Evergreen:
This houseplant is another amazing natural air purifier. It requires minimal maintenance and grows best in low light.
- One of the easiest houseplants to grow, Aglaonemas evergreen leaves are painted in appealing tones of rose-pink splashed with dark green blotches
- Indoor or outdoor, they are easy to care for and low maintenance; ideal size for shelves, tabletops, and counters in the dorm, home, office, or garden
- Loves indirect, low, and even artificial light and is ideal for the office desk, bedroom, bathroom, living room, or darker areas of the home or garden
- This top air-purifying plant is in a 4 container measuring 7-8 Inches tall from the bottom of the pot to the top leaves
- Houseplants make your home more beautiful, purify your air, boost your mood, help you sleep, and relieve dryness by raising the humidity in your ro
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6. Spider Plant:
The long leaves of this houseplant are what makes it a great option for preventing indoor allergens. It absorbs harmful molds and other irritants from the air.
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7. Golden Pothos:
One of the top-listed houseplants by NASA for controlling formaldehyde indoors.
- Golden Pothos is one of the easiest houseplants to grow. Low maintenance vining plant, also drought tolerant, excellent indoor plant. Excellent for new plant parents. Tops NASAs list for air-purifying plant.
- Water the golden pothos well, soaking the soil however make sure to drain all excess water. Pothos do not like soggy roots. Allow soil to dry out between watering. The pothos plant can grow in just about any room of your home, it will grow in low, medium, high light spaces.
- Ships well rooted in a Costa Farms brand grower pot. Plant height at shipping ranges from 10 to 12-inches tall, measured from the bottom of the pot to the top of the plant. Pothos is wonderfully versatile in the home: You can grow it in hanging baskets to trail down, let it climb a totem or trellis, or grow horizontally along a tabletop or mantle.
- Nasa Proven studies: NASA studies show plants are earths natural air-purifiers.
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8. Bamboo Palm:
Effectively clears carbon monoxide, formaldehyde, xylene and chloroform from the atmosphere. It has also been reported to have insect-repellent properties.
- The Majesty Palms lush, dark green foliage works well with most color schemes, and the palms classic texture allows it to naturally fit in most home-decor styles
- Use palms to break up a section of blank wall, to fill an empty corner, to soften the edges of windows or furniture, or act as a living sculpture at the end of a side table
- Grows best near an East or West window. Water when the top couple inches of the soil are dry
- Height at shipping is approximately 3-feet (36 Inches) tall, measured from the bottom of the pot to the top of the plant
- Ships in a lightweight, 10-inch decor planter; made from a 100% recyclable #5 material. To avoid water spillage, this container does not have holes
- Authentic Costa Farms brand plants are grown in premium soil with slow release fertilizer and have the Costa Farms logo on the pots. Look for ships from and sold by to ensure you’re getting Costa Farms brand premium plants.
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9. Snake Plant:
Reduces ozone concentration in closed rooms. It also converts carbon dioxide to oxygen at night.
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- The snake plant features stiff, upright, sword-like leaves Banded or edged in gray, silver, or gold.
- Add life to any room at home, A porch or patio, or Share the Green with the office
- Grows Best near a sunny window, can tolerate low light. Water when the top couple inches of the soil are dry
- Height at shipping is approximately 2-feet (24 Inches) tall, measured from the bottom of the pot to the top of the plant
- Ships in a lightweight, 10-inch diameter decor planter; made from a 100% recyclable #5 material. To avoid water spillage, this container does not have ho
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10. English Ivy:
This houseplant clears the air of irritants and reduces mold spores in the air, thereby improving most allergy symptoms.
- Hardy in zones 5-8. Deer resistant
- Grows in sun or shade
- Proper name: Hedera helix Gold Child
- Easy to grow
- Immediate shipp
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Improving Allergies With Indoor Plants
You don’t necessarily need to have all the different types of plants in your home. NASA recommends 15 to 18 indoor plants for every 1800 square foot house, in order to improve the air quality. They should be planted in 6- to 8-inch diameter containers.
So, you can choose to have four Peace lilies, five English ivy plants, three philodendrons, etc. The effectiveness of the air purification will depend on the foliage of the plants. The more the foliage, the better it improves allergy symptoms.
Also, don’t forget to always maintain the plants and keep them healthy to prevent allergies with indoor plants.
