Great Indoor/ Outdoor Air Purifying Plants

A research by The NASA Clean Air Study has revealed a natural technique of eliminating indoor toxins from air like benzene, ammonia, xylene formaldehyde and trichloroethylene which is by maintaining some common plants that neutralize the effects of sick building syndrome.

They have found that the following plants are very effective in removing the above mentioned hazardous chemicals from indoor that are linked to the common ailments like headache and irritation of eyes.

Here is list of great air purifying plants.

1. Areca Palm

2. Rubber Plant

3. English Ivy

4. Peace Lily

5. Golden Pothos

6. Gerbera Daisy

7. Dragon Tree

8. Syngonium

9. Weeping Fig

10. Schefflera / Umbrella Plant

11. Heart-Leaf Philodendron

12. Snake plant

13. Dendrobium Orchid

14. Spider Plant

15. Anthurium

16. Poinsettia

17. Aloe Vera

18. Kalanchoe

The quality of air indoors matters a lot as 90% of our time is spent either at home or office. Furniture, synthetic material, plastics and cleaning products in houses and at work places release a variety of toxic compounds, like formaldehyde.