Today there are many research projects and efforts to prove the benefits of plants on the human life. One of the biggest reasons that plants are beneficial for humans is because plants have the amazing ability to clean toxins such as CO2 out of the air and convert it to Oxygen, the very gas that we need to survive in the world.
A second huge reason we need plants is because plants feed the world. Mass crop production provides the staples of grains, fruits and vegetables that sustain human life.
When God and Jesus Christ created this world for us to live on, they understood exactly how our bodies would work and function. They understood that we would need plants for food, for oxygen, and for comfort.
A huge movement now is bringing the outdoors inside. Humans have evolved to the point where they hardly ever spend time outdoors in nature as they ought to. Many companies and colleges and individuals have done research on the long term effects reduced time in nature can cause on human life.
One aspect of indoor plants is that they will help clean the breathing air for us. All they require is sun, soil, water and air to begin the purification process. Studies have shown that people in homes that had plants as part of the decoration we generally less stressed and more relaxed.
Not only are house plants visually pleasing to the eye, they carry that air cleaning power which gives them more of a purpose to be included indoors. NASA has done studies on the nature of plant species in not only removing CO2, but the removal of other toxins as well. NASA has found that houseplants are able to remove up to 87% of harmful household toxins within a 24 hour period. They suggested that you need one plant per every ten square yards of your home. While that may seem like a large number of plants, the benefits or clean air are amazing.
The American Horticultural Therapy Association is a establishment devoted to using plants as a therapy practice. During the course of their research this organization has discovered that plants improve cognitive function, provide psychological, social and physical benefits. Plants can increase self-esteem, improve stress levels and moods, help people feel calm and at ease and create a sense of stability.
Researchers from
Washington State University did a study of plant effects on stress levels
relating to blood pressure. The subjects that were exposed to plant material
had a four point blood pressure drop after taking a test where as those
who were not around plants only dropped two points.
There are so many aspects
and benefits of plants and they can't all be discussed here. From the research
I have read I have realized that living with out plants is a waste of time.
Plants are simple to take care of and do so many good things for the
human environment that I believe they should be
present in every building. If plants were used for air quality more
often there would be many other positive effects on stress levels of people.
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