Can succulent plants protect against radiation? Formaldehyde inhalation? poisonous? A deep interpretation of these major misunderstandings

It is widely rumored on the Internet that succulent plants can protect against radiation, absorb formaldehyde and purify the air, and that succulent plants are poisonous and harmful to health in the bedroom. In view of these major misunderstandings, today we come to in-depth analysis and interpretation, to lead you out of the misunderstanding.

Ji Qiuli

Myth 1: succulent plants can protect against radiation

I consulted the relevant data and consulted some experts and concluded that the radiation protection function of succulent plants has not yet been certified in the scientific community. Therefore, the idea that succulent plants can protect against radiation has always been a big misunderstanding. In fact, compared with radiation protection, the pleasure of planting succulent plants far exceeds the effectiveness of the plants themselves.

Myth 2: succulent plants can absorb formaldehyde and purify the air.

It is true that some of our common plants can absorb harmful gases in trace amounts, while succulent plants are smaller, which is almost negligible. For the sake of others, plants actually like clean air to grow better. There are often articles that use beer to wipe the leaves of rubber trees, can grow better, in fact, it is mainly to clean the dust on the leaves. Plants mostly rely on their leaves to breathe, and they also inhale oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide. So, the indoor air is not good, open more windows!

Peach egg

Myth 3: succulent plants can not be put in the bedroom, which is harmful to health.

The difference between succulent plants and other plants is that their cells adopt a unique way-crassulacean acid metabolism pathway (CAM), in which stomata are closed during the day, with no or little gas exchange. At night, there is both "photosynthesis" and "respiration", which releases far more oxygen than carbon dioxide. So don't worry about putting hundreds of pots of succulent plants in the bedroom will affect your health. However, the most important thing is that the healthy growth of succulent plants is inseparable from sunlight, so it is best to put them on the windowsill.

Millet star

Myth 4: succulent plants are poisonous

In fact, most of the succulent plants we encounter in our lives are non-toxic, and the common crassulaceae, jade dew 12 volumes, raw stone flowers and so on are non-toxic. Only the succulent plants of Euphorbiaceae are almost poisonous, and the most common "single trees" and "expanded corals" in the flower market are poisonous. After breaking, the white liquid from the wound is toxic. Rinse quickly when you touch your hand, and be careful not to let children or pets eat it by mistake. In fact, there are a lot of poisonous plants in life, such as daffodils, hyacinths, impatiens and so on.

Single tree (poisonous)

Expanded coral (poisonous)

Keel (poisonous)

Sedum is succulent (non-toxic)

Yulu (non-toxic)

Of course, a veteran foodie must wonder which succulent plants can be eaten. In fact, most people have eaten succulent plants in their daily life. the succulent plants that we are familiar with can eat are aloe (juice), horse tooth cymbidium (cold), peony hanging orchid (cold), ice vegetables (Vegetables Salad, cold), golden jade leaves (Vegetables Salad, cold), dragon fruit (eat directly) and so on. Taiwanese will also use the leaves of the misty moon to squeeze juice to drink, chilled with a little honey, the taste is still good. Do not eat delicious food at the same time, solemnly remind: choose to eat some of the well-known succulent is no problem. Don't taste strange succulent plants.

Aloe

Horse-toothed cymbal

Peony hanging orchid (misrepresented as Tian Qi)

Iced vegetable

Obscure moon