Plants and Flowers

Ficus and Dieffenbachia also have some antibacterial properties. They clear air of the rooms of toxins; therefore their place is in premises which windows face a noisy motorway or a factory. These plants like sunny places, but not direct sun beams. Dieffenbachia likes intensive watering. Ficus, on the contrary, in autumn and in winter quite often sheds the leaves because of an excessive watering. Therefore skilled flower growers advise not to water plants, but only spray leaves.

Laurel is a small evergreen undershrub, which sends off substances which kill viruses and bacteria. This plant will be useful for, suffering cardiovascular diseases and intestinal colic. It is light-requiring and grows well only in a sunny places. The plant can be easily shaped, usually it is given the spherical form.

One more group of useful plants is cactuses, especially those with long needles. These plants not only kill microbes, but also reduce harmful ionization of air, protecting us from electromagnetic radiation. The best place for these plants is near to the TV and computer monitors. For normal growth they need warm and light place.

With the help of flowers you can also increases air moisture. Flowers which need a lot of moisture, usually return it through leaves. These are violets, cyclamens and ferns.