These flower gardening rumors may have deceived you for years! Don't be fooled again

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Rumor 1: Volatile potted plants are harmful to the human body if kept indoors

Rumor 2: Green plants at home can cope with hazy days

Rumor 3: Cactus and other green plants can protect against radiation

Rumor 4: Placing succulents at home may harm your heart

Rumor 5: Green plants and bamboo charcoal can effectively absorb formaldehyde

Rumor 6: Green plants such as tiger thorn plum contain carcinogens and cannot be grown at home

Rumor 7: Domestic pitcher plants can catch mosquitoes

Rumor 8: Green plants “compete” with people for oxygen at night

Today, the editor is here to refute rumors. From childhood to adulthood, you may have heard countless rumors and encountered countless misunderstandings. Today, I will give you some popular science about the 8 major rumors that you must know about growing flowers at home. Don’t be fooled anymore. !

Rumor 1: Volatile potted plants are harmful to the human body if kept indoors

Truth: In fact, the concentration of volatile substances in flowers is very low in the air, and can reach levels that are harmful to the human body. Before reaching a healthy concentration, it can produce strong odor stimulation. At this time, you only need to move it away or do ventilation work in time, so it can be grown indoors.

Rumor 2: Green plants at home can cope with hazy days

Truth: Potted plants cannot actively absorb dust particles in the air. In addition to having a certain adsorption effect on dust, they have no special function in the face of haze.

Rumor 3: Cacti and other green plants can protect against radiation

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Truth: Current research shows that the electromagnetic field intensity around computers and other household appliances is far less than the limit of safety guidelines, so there is no need to worry, and there is no need to protect against computer radiation. In addition, there is no scientific basis for potted cacti to protect against radiation better than other things.

Rumor 4: Placing succulents at home may harm the heart< /h2>

Truth: The toxic substances contained in succulents of the genus Qifengjin and Euphorbiaceae can indeed cause heart poisoning symptoms, but if you do not ingest or come into contact with the juice, simply displaying it for viewing will not cause symptoms. Poisoning or heart problems.

Rumor 5: Green plants and bamboo charcoal can effectively absorb formaldehyde< /h2>

Truth: Bamboo charcoal and other activated carbon substances can only adsorb formaldehyde, but cannot actually absorb formaldehyde. Although plants such as spider plants have a certain ability to absorb formaldehyde, the actual absorption amount is limited. It is still necessary to open windows for ventilation at ordinary times.

Rumor 6: Green plants such as tiger thorn plum contain carcinogens Cannot be grown at home

Truth: Potted flowers such as tiger thorn plum do have cancer-promoting substances, but the content is not high. As long as they are not taken orally, the body will not absorb these substances. Causes cancer.

Rumor 7: Domestic pitcher plants can catch mosquitoes< /h2>

Truth: The staple food of Nepenthes is ants and other terrestrial insects, and its efficiency in capturing mosquitoes is actually low. Sometimes their trapping bottles also become breeding grounds for mosquitoes, so they cannot be expected to kill mosquitoes. . In addition, pitcher plants are extremely sensitive to the air humidity in the growing environment, making it difficult for ordinary households to maintain.

Rumor 8: Green plants will "compete" with people at night Oxygen

Truth: Green plants consume oxygen at night, but release a large amount of oxygen during the day. Compared with humans, the oxygen they consume is almost negligible, so there is no "competition" with humans for oxygen. problem, on the contrary, it can make the air contain more oxygen ions.

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