What are the best indoor plants to help remove toxins from the air?
In this excellent article on office air quality, journalist Tony Jaros lists five plants noted for their ability to flush out harmful air toxins: florists’ mum, kimberley queen, English ivy, dracaena, and golden pothos. If you work in an office building, Jaros suggests you keep a plant on your desk to avoid sick building syndrome — a variety of unpleasant symptoms caused by trapped chemicals. We also found several concrete suggestions in an article on home indoor air quality from the EcoLiving Center, a directory of articles on all things healthy and organic. They give the clean lungs stamp of approval to: “bamboo, aloe vera, chrysanthemums, dracaena palms, English ivy, golden pothos, Janet Craig, philodendrons, scheffleras, and spider plants
