Known as the plant, of wealth, health, and prosperity, the lucky bamboo plant is one of the luckiest and auspicious plants to be kept at home. According to feng shui and Vastu, lucky bamboo, also known as Dracaena braunii, promotes luck and peace. What are the benefits of plants to th...
Watershields are aquatic plants believed to have nutritional and medicinal value. They have also become an endangered plant species. After two decades of conservation efforts, one county in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality is now the largest watershield-producing region in the worl...
The Snake Plant is also one of only six plants in the world that is able to remove four out of five toxins in the air that are related to ‘sick building syndrome,’ according to the NASA Clean Air Study. This is where a certain building or place gives you symptoms like headaches, it...
Feeling the weight of daily pressures? Try and add a heart-leaf philodendron or a snake plant to your décor. It may help you relax. Several studies have measured people’s levels of blood pressure, heart rate, and the stress hormonecortisolwhile they handled a tough task or were under men...
air quality can lead to a range of health problems, including asthma, allergies, and respiratory issues. The Mother-in-law’s tongue plant, also known as the snake plant, has been shown to be effective in removing pollutants and improving air quality, thus preventing the onset of such ...
The root of W. somnifera is used to make the Ayurvedic tonic ashwagandha, which has been translated to "smells like a horse."2 Ashwagandha has been used as an adaptogen, diuretic, and sedative and is available in the United States as a dietary supplement. Other parts of the plant (eg, ...
The sap can cause a skin rash in susceptible people, but this has not been substantiated. Plant Description Chinese Sumac is a deciduous shrub or small tree that is erect, spreading, and frequently has several branches. It normally reaches a height of 5 to 10 meters (16 to 33 feet), tho...
This natural cleansing helps to keep pollution, toxins and nutrients out of the water system. Water overloaded with nutrients is susceptible to algae bloom, which can be very destructive to plant and animal life [source: EPA]. Wetlands are comparable to rainforests in the amount of species they...
much everywhere, you can put them all around your home and you will notice a difference in less than a day or two.Succulentmarketsuggests that since there are so many different types, you need to be smart about the right plants, and aloe and the snake plant are the best for this ...
Snake envenomationComplementary therapiesSkeletal muscle regenerationGallium-arsenide (GaAs) laserPhotobiomodulationThe purpose of this study was to assess the topic use of Sebastiania hispida extract and low-level gallium-arsenide laser irradiation (GaAs, 904 nm) to reduce the local myonecrosis and ...