Plants, for Your Health
- Posted by: GOOD
- on March 28, 2008 at 5:28 pm
Unless you live in an organic bubble, chances are that most days you interact with plastics, paper goods, synthetic fibers, and other household items that contain trace amounts of toxins—toxins that, in large enough doses, could kill you, but in small doses might still be causing some damage. But fear not: new research shows that readily available and conveniently decorative plants are natural detoxifiers, scrubbing the air of these potentially harmful poisons.
Here are three commonly found toxins, and the plant species that mollify their effects.
ILLUSTRATION
by Thomas Porostocky
SOURCES
Wolverton Environmental
Green Plants for Green Buildings
DISCUSSION: 3 Comments
where can I click to see the list of the plant names?
This is a neat idea, but I have no idea what plants those are. Names would be helpful.
the names of the plant are right under the toxin on that helpful little chart thing.