Can drug addicts really absorb formaldehyde?

In recent years, more and more people begin to plant green plants in their homes. There is a kind of green vegetation called "drug addicts". It is said that this kind of green plants can effectively absorb formaldehyde in the home, and some say that they can absorb radiation. So is this kind of drug-addicted grass really so magical? Pro-agricultural network below for everyone to introduce drug-addicted weeds.

I. common species of drug addicts

Many green plants are called drug-addicted weeds, such as vanilla, mint, etc., these green plants are not the same plant, so we want to know whether the drug-addicted grass has the function of absorbing formaldehyde or not, we must first find out what is the real drug-addicting grass. Let's introduce it in detail:

1. Vanilla: commonly known as poisonous grass, peppermint balsam, honeybee flower, balsam, American mint. The main value of this plant is that its leaves give off the smell of lemon, which is used to attract bees to brew honey, and can also be used as medicine and food.

two。 Wrinkled leaf orchid incense: alias drug grass, is also a kind of mint plant. Its twigs and leaves are often eaten as spices. In Yunnan Medicine Records and other medical books, it is mentioned that its whole herb can treat scabies, wind-hot cold and other diseases, which shows that its medicinal value is also very rich.

3. Ehrlich Rabdosia: alias Teresa, Mona Purple, Mona Lavender. It is a hybrid bred by African horticulturist Roger Jax in the late 1990s.

4. Foliage mint: this is the most commonly known species of drug addicts, and that's what we're going to talk about next.

Can drug addicts really take drugs?

It has been reported that drug addicts disinfect formaldehyde for 3 hours and 92.4%. The 72-hour elimination rate is 98.5%, so drug weeds have a good effect on absorbing formaldehyde, so is this really the case? If that's the case, can we live in our newly renovated house with just a few pots of drug grass?

This is definitely not the case. According to a test by a physical and chemical analysis and testing center in Beijing, per square meter, the absorption of formaldehyde by green pineapple is 1.7 micrograms, suspended baskets are 1.1 micrograms, and drug addicts are 0.9 micrograms; and for the adsorption of benzene, the best effect is hanging baskets, followed by green pineapple, and finally drug addicts. From this, it can be estimated that in a room of about 10 square meters, if you want to use drug weeds to absorb formaldehyde, you need about 200 pots, or about 8-10 pots of drug weeds 24 hours a day.

There are two problems here. The first is how to put these 200 pots of drug-addicted weeds in a 10-square-meter room. Even if calculated in 24 hours, 8-10 pots are needed. Then this room will basically step on a pot of drug-addicted weeds in one step. Feasibility almost does not exist. Another key problem is that formaldehyde and other harmful pollutants produced by furniture are constantly released. It is impossible to solve the problem of excessive indoor formaldehyde through several pots of green plants.

Third, the growth environment of drug addicts.

1. Sunshine: drug addicts like places with good light. If there is enough light in the room, you can put the weeds on the windowsill and keep them ventilated.

two。 Temperature: drug-addicted grass is suitable for low temperature environment and can resist low-temperature erosion in winter, but if the summer temperature is higher than 30 ℃, the growth of drug-addicted grass will be limited.

3. Watering: can be irrigated every 3-5 days, drug addicts have a strong self-repair ability, if the branches and leaves wilt as long as they can immediately replenish water, they can recover quickly. Water can choose clear water or rice washing water, and it is better to bask in the sun.

4. Pruning: drug addicts grow very fast, so it is recommended to trim them once a week. Black edges or old dead leaves can be cut off directly.

5. Insect pests: because of the volatile oil, drug addicts can kill bacteria and absorb harmful gases, so there is usually no serious pest problem.

The above is the relevant answer about whether drug addicts can absorb indoor formaldehyde, summing up the above contents, we can see that drug-addicted weeds do have a certain adsorption effect on indoor formaldehyde, and in addition to drug-addicting weeds, many green plants have the function of absorbing formaldehyde. However, if you want to thoroughly solve the indoor formaldehyde problem through a few pots of green plants, it is unlikely that the fundamental measure to solve the formaldehyde problem is to maintain good indoor ventilation.