Plant Potion aims to raise awareness of the multiple benefits house plants have. Boosting your mood, providing cleaner air, lowering your risk for illness, enhancing concentration and memory, promoting productivity in the office and promoting healing in hospitals is just some of the examples of these. The advantages they confer should make us consider them a necessity rather than an object of dĂŠcor. Which is why Plant Potion offers different bundles for yourself or others to enjoy these benefits! Included in each bundle will be a card telling you all about the bundle you have received - how to care for your plants and what benefits you will gain from them!
Even if you don’t normally notice a plant’s presence, seeing a plant can subconsciously make you feel calm and relaxed. A lot of research has gone into the benefits of plants and human health. Studies have found that house plants can reduce levels of stress, anxiety, depression and boost wellbeing, positive calm energy, sense of stability and optimism! Furthermore, plants can teach us a thing or two about empathy. According to Texas Agriculture & Medicine University, people who spend their time caring for nature are more likely to care for others. Caring for plants can help you increase compassion and improve your relationships. Another study found that plants have an immediate impact on happiness and improve
memory. A number of studies with both students and workers reveals that studying or working in the presence of plants can have a pretty dramatic effect. As with simply being in nature, being around plants improves concentration, memory and productivity. Being “under the influence of plants” can increase memory retention up to 20 percent, according to a University of Michigan study. A study at The Royal College of Agriculture in Circencester, England, found that students demonstrate 70 percent greater attentiveness when they’re taught in rooms containing plants. In the same study, attendance was also higher for lectures given in classrooms with plants.
House plants have be found to have health benefits for everyone. Plants remove toxins from air – up to 87 percent of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) every 24 hours, according to NASA research helping purify the air and breathing easier. Adding plants to hospital rooms speeds recovery rates of surgical patients, according to researchers at Kansas State University. Compared to patients in rooms without plants, patients in rooms with plants request less pain medication, have lower heart rates and blood pressure, experience less fatigue and anxiety, and are released from the hospital sooner. The Dutch Product Board for Horticulture commissioned a workplace study that discovered that adding plants to office settings decreases fatigue, colds, headaches, coughs, sore throats and flu-like symptoms. In another study by the Agricultural University of Norway, sickness rates fell by more than 60 percent in offices with plants.
Thrive is the leading charity in the UK using gardening to change the lives of disabled people. Thrive uses gardening to bring about positive changes in the lives of people living with disabilities or ill health, or who are isolated, disadvantaged or vulnerable. This is known as social and therapeutic horticulture - the process of working with plants to improve physical and psychological health, and communication and thinking skills.
A research programme underpins Thrive’s work to provide evidence and improve understanding. Gardening can help individuals accomplish many things. It can help rebuild a person’s strength after an accident or illness, and can provide a purposeful activity for someone coping with a difficult period in their life. It can lift moods and help people to connect with others, reducing isolation by forming friendships and improve communications skills. Gardens provide restorative environments and getting outside promotes recovery from stress and helps restore the ability to focus attention.
This package includes the ZZ Plant (Zamioculcas Zamiifolia) - the ZZ plant has been told to be a optimism booster. It almost seems to thrive on neglect, does remarkably well in low light, and even tolerates infrequent watering. It’s a great confidence builder for those new to plants. The Snake plant (Viper’s bowstring hemp) - one of the most recommended plants for improving air quality. The optimal place to keep this relatively inexpensive and low-maintenance plant is the bedroom, because it converts CO2 into oxygen at night. Lastly, the Money plant (Crassula ovata). The money plant is great addition in your home, research has found it to reduce anxiety and stress and also has been told to help avoid arguments and sleep disorders.
This bundle includes the Dracaena plant. A study conducted in the University of Agriculture in Norway concluded that houseplants can actually reduce fatigue, sore throats, coughs and a range of other illnesses related to cold. They achieve this by increasing the levels of humidity in a room and reducing dust, which Dracaena’s are well known for. Aloe vera - this contains a wealth of nutrients, like vitamins A, C, E, and B12, as well as minerals like potassium, zinc, and magnesium. It also provides powerful antioxidants, helps to balance metabolism, promotes oral health boosts the immune system, and even supports normal circulation and blood pressure. Lastly, Bamboo Palm (Dypsis lutescens). This plant is a natural defence tool against indoor air pollution. It improves the air quality by filtering the indoor air of toxins, according to NASA, it removes formaldehyde and is also said to act as a natural humidifier.
The productivity bundle contains the Spider plant (Chlorophytum comosum). The Spider Plant boasts numerous benefits including the ability to improve indoor air quality. It’s also able to help reduce stress at work, making it an asset in fast-paced office environments. It’s renowned for its stress-reducing properties and common allergy-eliminating assets. The Philodendron plant - Asides from being extremely good for your health, this lush green shrub frees indoor air of excess carbon monoxide and VOCs – all of which can be harmful to human health. In fact, VOCs are often the cause of drowsiness and headaches – two factors that definitely don’t help with a heavy workload. Research suggests this exact specie is proven to boost productivity as a result. Finally, the Golden pathos (Epipremnum aureum) - Another favourite of NASA’s, the Golden Pothos is a must for the work environment. This eye-catching office plant will remove up to 73% of VOCs from the air. It’s especially useful in sealed chambers and as such, makes an ideal option for a smaller office.
The single bundle is perfect as a gift for loved ones! This bundle offers the Peace lily (Spathiphyllum). This specie is said to remove more harmful VOCs from the air than any other plant in existence. The Peace Lily is a beautiful plant and one that can improve your indoor air quality by as much as 60 percent. The peace lily is also believed to provide a means of prospering spiritually, mentally and physically. It improves the flow of energy in the home and promote’s a sense of tranquility and restful sleep.
The single bundle is perfect as a gift for loved ones! This bundle offers the Peace lily (Spathiphyllum). This specie is said to remove more harmful VOCs from the air than any other plant in existence. The Peace Lily is a beautiful plant
and one that can improve your indoor air quality by as much as 60 percent. The peace lily is also believed to provide a means of prospering spiritually, mentally and physically. It improves the flow of energy in the home and promote’s a sense of tranquility and restful sleep.
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