Uncategorized10 Houseplants with Secret Health Benefits You Can Grow in India

Here are some great Houseplants with Secret Health Benefits You Can Grow in India easily and enjoy the best nature has on offer for your health!

Nature has so many remedies on offer when it comes to better well-being, and you can reap its advantages by growing these awesome Houseplants with Secret Health Benefits!

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Houseplants with Secret Health Benefits

1. Aloe Vera

Botanical Name: Aloe barbadensis miller

Popular for its fleshy leaves, aloe vera is a great indoor air purifier. Its fleshy leaves have umpteen topical uses and relieve sunburn and itching. The plant is also consumed as it improves digestion and skin problems.

Here are the different types of aloe you can grow 

Live Plants for Your Garden

Healthy plants from our shop

Shiv Kamal Plant (Haworthiopsis coarctata)

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Snake Plant

₹599 ₹269

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Fishbone Cactus (Zig Zag)

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Flapjack Plant (Ganesh Pushp)

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2. Spider Plant

Botanical Name: Chlorophytum comosum

Arching leaves of spider plant, with green and white stripes, look gorgeous in the hanging baskets. It is quite popular for cleansing the indoor air and eliminates toxic elements like carbon monoxide, xylene, formaldehyde, and toluene.

Check out our article on the best air purifying plants in India here

3. Rosemary

Botanical Name: Salvia rosmarinus

Be it enhancing memory, alleviating anxiety, or seasoning food, rosemary acts as an all-rounder!  Consumption of rosemary strengthens the immune system and improves blood circulation.

Soil & Plant Food

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Snake Plant & Epsom Salt Combo

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4. Lavender

Botanical Name: Lavandula

The mesmerizing fragrance of the lavender helps in relieving anxiety, restlessness, and insomnia. Moreover, consuming its tea aids in upset stomach and nausea.

Here’s everything you need to know about growing lavender in India

5. Peace Lily

Botanical Name: Spathiphyllum

Besides the aesthetic appeal, this plant effectively improves indoor air quality by absorbing harmful VOC like benzene and mold spores. This bedside companion plant also promotes quality sleep.

Have a look at some awesome plants that help you sleep better here

Pots & Planters for Your Space

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Glass Self-Watering Pot

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Simple Self-Watering Pot

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6. English Ivy

Botanical Name: Hedera helix

This houseplant is effective in cleansing benzene, formaldehyde, xylene, and toluene from the surrounding air. It also helps in elevating the humidity level in the room, which decreases the harmful dry air.

7. Boston Fern

Botanical Name: Nephrolepis exaltata

This lushful houseplant works as an air purifier by cleansing formaldehyde, xylene, and toluene from the air, hence alleviating problems like breathing, headache, and asthma.

8. Mint

Botanical Name: Mentha

Though mint is a herb, you can consider it as a houseplant, thanks to its umpteen benefits! Its consumption has several umpteen health benefits, ranging from relieving indigestion, respiratory problems, cognitive functioning, and beating stress.

Check out our article on growing mint here

9. Golden Pothos

Botanical Name: Epipremnum aureum

This plant purifies the air by eliminating formaldehyde, benzene, and carbon monoxide from the surroundings. Moreover, this houseplant also eliminates unpleasant odor from the room while looking absolutely wonderful all the time!

Here are the different types of pothos you can grow in India

10. Lemon

Botanical Name: Citrus × limon

Working as a natural aromatherapy, the lemon plant works as a mood enhancer and masks the bad odor of the surroundings. Just make sure you are providing it enough sunlight.

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