Not every flower is planted for beauty, like not every medicine is sold in a pharmacy. On a regular windowsill, you can find a wonderful remedy for the health of the 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 humidity in the room, fight gas pollution, fumes of chemicals. This is a great plant for the kitchen. Chlorophytum is able to absorb hydrocyanic acid, nickel and even arsenic. From tobacco smoke, it only grows better. It is recommended to grow it in places for smoking.
It has already been proven that chlorophytum has antibacterial properties. This is an ideal flower for people who often suffer from colds, suffer from bronchial asthma, have lung pathologies.
Important! You need to regularly clean the leaves of chlorophytum from dust, irrigate with water from a spray bottle so that nothing prevents the flower from working.
Laurel
Laurel is a pleasant spicy leaf, a wonderful ornamental plant and an excellent medicinal product. In medicine, decoctions, water and oil infusions, fresh parts and juice are used. With their help, they treat the stomach, intestinal diseases, tonsillitis, joints and fungal infections. Laurel leaves secrete volatile and antibacterial substances. In the season of colds and flu, it is worth moving closer to yourself a pot with this beautiful plant. Laurel has a positive effect on the state of blood vessels, helps with headaches.
Important! Young leaves of laurel are very bitter, therefore, for harvesting and eating, you need to choose mature specimens that have grown, painted in a noble dark shade.
Room geranium
Pelargonium, also known to all as geranium, is a real savior for the nervous system. The plant helps to combat stress, promotes a sound and healthy sleep, favorably affects the emotional state. In addition, fresh leaves of geraniums 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.
Benefits of Geranium:
- unpretentious plant;
- beautiful and long blooms;
- There are a huge number of varieties.
By cons include aroma, which not everyone likes. Also, for some, geraniums may seem too simple and old plants. In this case, it is recommended to familiarize yourself with the new varieties. A variety of colors and shapes will pleasantly surprise.
Sansevieria
This plant is popularly known under other names: Pike tail, Mother tongue, Snake skin. Despite the aggressive message, the flower looks elegant, is unpretentious. With its small size, the plant releases a lot of oxygen into the air, has disinfectant properties. It is believed that sansevieria is able to temper character, fosters spirit, strength, courage, improves performance.
There is a lot of controversy around the flower. According to ancient legends, it provokes squabbles, discord, misunderstanding in the family. Some people are against him being in his house. However, Feng Shui experts refute this information. Sansevieria really grows better in scandalous houses, as it absorbs negative energy, takes it to itself.
Begonia
Everblooming begonia is a poisonous plant; pots are recommended to be placed out of 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 it for internal treatment.
What is useful this indoor flower:
- promotes wound healing;
- purifies the air;
- relieves swelling;
- removes unpleasant odors.
In folk medicine, you can find a huge number of recipes from begonias from diseases of the stomach, blood vessels, sprains and even pulmonary pathologies. You need to carefully treat them, consult with doctors. Self-medication with a poisonous plant can lead to serious consequences up to 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! A houseplant really picks up electromagnetic rays, reduces their harmful effects on humans. But these are far from all the beneficial properties of a prickly 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 the Christmas tree or pine in the house not only during the winter holidays. These plants have recently been very popular. They are actively grown, decorative species appeared, interesting specimens are found.
What are coniferous plants useful for?
- facilitate breathing;
- fill the air with antibacterial substances;
- contain vitamins of different groups;
- are natural antioxidants;
- used to treat various diseases.
It is worth mentioning the positive effect on the emotional state. Even the smallest Christmas tree is associated with a holiday, it improves mood and improves well-being. Isn't it a miracle?
Ficus
These indoor flowers purify indoor air, efficiently process harmful substances (phenol, benzene) into amino acids and sugars, and saturate the room with oxygen. Ficus is even grown and used on an industrial scale. They have many interesting properties.
What are useful ficuses:
- plant juice is used to treat hemorrhoids;
- decoctions are used to rinse the mouth with toothache and problems with the throat;
- alcohol tinctures of ficus treat joint diseases, make compresses and rubbing.
The people have long believed that ficus has a strong energy, protect the house from evil forces and black magic. Therefore, they were given the most honorable place. This flower will protect from anger and envy, give harmony and mutual understanding in the family.
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