20 Houseplants That Can Clear Toxins From Your HomeBring a bit of nature into your living space and purify your air.HomeByAlisa Rutherford-Fortunati/Care2August 14, 2015

Bringing a bit of nature into your home does more than brighten the atmosphere. Introducing houseplants into various rooms in the house can help reduce the chance of getting seasonal sicknesses (such as the common cold), remove airborne contaminants (volatile organic compounds [or VOCs]), reduce the chance of headaches, lift your mood, decrease your blood pressure, reduce allergies, improve sleep andmuch more.The 20 plants listed below are specifically known for their air purifying properties. And while an open window may feel like all the fresh air you need, did you know that everything from toilet paper to common household cleaners can contain chemicals and release toxins like formaldehyde? Or that VOCs like benzene can be released into the air by everything from the paint on your walls, to the printed material found in your home?So why not breathe a bit easier and enjoy the beauty of a new houseplant at the same time?(All plants listed will clear CO2 and may clear more VOCs than noted.)1. Golden pothos (Scindapsus aures): Clears formaldehyde and other VOCs.

(image: Chayatorn Laorattanavech/Shutterstock.com)2. Ficus alii(Ficus maeleilandii alii): Good general air purifier.

(image: Marco Rullkoetter/Shutterstock.com)3. Spider Plant (Chlorophytum comosum): Clears benzene, formaldehyde, carbon monoxide and xylene.

(image: Moolkum/Shutterstock.com)4. Lady Palm (Rhapis Excelsa): Good general air purifier.

(image: Eric in SF/Wikimedia Commons)5. Snake plant (Sansevieria trifasciata Laurentii): Clears formaldehyde.

(image: Adisa/Shutterstock.com)6. Aloe: Clears formaldehyde and benzene.

(image: shaziafolio/Shutterstock.com)7. Moth Orchid (Phalaenopsis): Clears formaldehyde.

(image: Kri3X/Shutterstock.com)8. Dwarf/Pygmy Date Palm(Phoenix roebelenii): Clears formaldehyde and xylene.

(image: somyot pattana/Shutterstock.com)9. Chinese evergreen (Aglaonema Crispum Deborah): Clears air pollutants and toxins.

(image: Forest & Kim Starr/Wikimedia Commons)10. Chrysanthemum (Chrysantheium morifolium): Clears benzene.

(image: happykamill/Shutterstock.com)11. Gerber daisy (Gerbera jamesonii): Clears trichloroethylene and benzene.

(image: 501room/Shutterstock.com)12. Red-edged dracaena (Dracaena marginata): Clears xylene, trichloroethylene and formaldehyde.

(image: Skyprayer2005/Shutterstock.com)13. Weeping fig (Ficus benjamina): Clears formaldehyde, benzene and trichloroethylene

(image: noppharat/Shutterstock.com)14. English ivy (Hedera helix): Clears airborne fecal-matter particles.

(image: Tyler McKay/Shutterstock.com)15. Azalea (Rhododendron simsii): Clears formaldehyde.

(image: Skyprayer2005/Shutterstock.com)16. Heart leaf philodendron (Philodendron oxycardium): Clears formaldehyde and many other air pollutants.

(image: Wollertz/Shutterstock.com)17. Warneck dracaena (Dracaena deremensis Warneckii): Clears pollutants such as those associated with varnishes and oils.

(image: Quang nguyen vinh/Shutterstock.com)18. Boston Fern (Nephrolepis exaltata Bostoniensis): Clears formaldehyde.

(image: KARI K/Shustterstock.com)19. Bamboo palm (Chamaedorea sefritzii): Clears benzene, trichloroethylene and formaldehyde.

(image: Sinngern/Shutterstock.com)20. Peace lily (Spathiphyllum): Clears formaldehyde, benzene, trichloroethylene, toluene and xylene.

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