These indoor flowers are good for your health and well-being

Not every flower is planted for beauty, just as not every medicine is sold in a pharmacy. On an ordinary windowsill, you can find a wonderful remedy for the health of body and soul. Some plants have truly unique properties.

Chlorophytum

Chlorophytum purifies the air and fills it with oxygen. The unique properties of this indoor flower include the ability to increase the humidity in the room, combat gas pollution, and chemical vapors. This is a great plant for the kitchen. Chlorophytum is able to absorb hydrocyanic acid, nickel and even arsenic. It only grows better from tobacco smoke. It is recommended to grow it in smoking areas.

Chlorophytum has already been proven to have antibacterial properties. This is an ideal flower for people who often get colds, suffer from bronchial asthma, and have lung pathologies.

Important! It is necessary to regularly clean the leaves of chlorophytum from dust, irrigate with water from a spray bottle so that nothing interferes with the flower's work.

Laurel

Laurel is a pleasant spicy leaf, a wonderful ornamental plant and an excellent remedy. In medicine, decoctions, water and oil infusions, fresh parts and juice are used. With their help, they treat the stomach, intestinal diseases, sore throat, joints and fungal infections. Laurel leaves emit phytoncides and antibacterial substances. In the season of colds and flu, it is worth moving the pot with this beautiful plant closer to you. Laurel has a positive effect on the state of blood vessels, helps with headaches.

Important! Young laurel leaves are very bitter, therefore, for harvesting and eating, you need to choose mature specimens that have grown, painted in a noble dark shade.

Geranium room

Pelargonium, also known to everyone as geranium, is a real savior for the nervous system. The plant helps to fight stress, promotes sound and healthy sleep, and has a beneficial effect on the emotional state. In addition, fresh geranium leaves are used for ear pain and otitis media. Decoctions and infusions are used to treat wounds and skin diseases, cleanse the kidneys, prevent colds, flu.

Geranium benefits:

• unpretentious plant;
• blooms beautifully and for a long time;
• there are a huge number of varieties.

The disadvantages include the aroma that not everyone likes. Also, for some, geranium may seem too simple and old plant. In this case, it is recommended that you familiarize yourself with the new varieties. The variety of colors and shapes will pleasantly surprise you.

Sansevieria

This plant is popularly known under other names: Pike tail, Mother-in-law's tongue, Snake skin. Despite the aggressive message, the flower looks elegant and unpretentious. Despite its small size, the plant emits a lot of oxygen into the air and has disinfecting properties. It is believed that sansevieria is able to temper character, fosters spirit, strength, courage, and increases efficiency.

There is a lot of controversy around the flower. According to ancient legends, he provokes squabbles, discord, misunderstanding in the family. Some people are against it in their home. However, Feng Shui experts deny this information. Sansevieria really grows better in scandalous houses, as it absorbs negative energy, takes it for itself.

Begonia

Eternal begonia belongs to poisonous plants; it is recommended to place the pots out of the reach of children and animals. Decorative foliage begonia is completely safe for humans, but you still need to be extremely careful to eat or use for internal treatment.

Why this indoor flower is useful:

• promotes wound healing;
• cleans the air;
• relieves swelling;
• removes unpleasant odors.

In folk medicine, you can find a huge number of recipes from begonia for diseases of the stomach, blood vessels, sprains and even pulmonary pathologies. You need to treat them carefully, consult with doctors. Self-medication with a poisonous plant can lead to serious consequences, including poisoning. Let it show off better on the windowsill, purify the air and give aesthetic pleasure.

Cactus

A cactus near a computer desk is a classic! An indoor plant really captures electromagnetic rays, reduces their harmful effects on humans. But these are far from all the beneficial properties of a thorny flower. It is used by pharmaceutical companies for the production of antibacterial drugs, vitamins, hormonal drugs.

At home, antiseptic tinctures are prepared from the plant. Residents of African countries use cacti to treat a variety of diseases from rheumatism to vascular pathologies.

Any conifers

Now you can see a Christmas tree or a pine tree in the house not only during the winter holidays. These plants have been very popular lately. They are actively cultivated, decorative species have appeared, interesting specimens are found.

What are conifers useful for:

• make breathing easier;
• fill the air with antibacterial substances;
• contain vitamins of different groups;
• are natural antioxidants;
• are used to treat various diseases.

It is worth mentioning the positive impact on the emotional state. Even the smallest Christmas tree is associated with the holiday, cheers up and improves well-being. Isn't it a miracle?

Ficuses

These indoor flowers purify the air in the room, effectively convert harmful substances (phenol, benzene) into amino acids and sugars, and saturate the room with oxygen. Ficuses are even grown and used commercially. They have many interesting properties.

Why are ficuses useful:

• the juice of the plant is used to treat hemorrhoids;
• decoctions are used to rinse the mouth for toothache and throat problems;
• alcoholic tinctures of ficus treat joint diseases, make compresses and rubbing.

The people have long believed that ficuses have a strong energy, they protect the house from evil forces and black magic. Therefore, they were given the most honorable place. This flower will save you from anger and envy, give harmony and understanding in the family.