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Dracaena reflexa is popularly known as " Song of India" . Dracaena reflexa is one of the species from Dracaena, a very efficient indoor plant which purifies air and absorbs toxins to some extent. Dracaena reflexa is among those plants which need very less care to grow healthy. Picture Courtesy:  https://www.pexels.com/@breemarti Below are a few advantages of having this indoors. Purifies indoor air quality: Along with Pothos aka Indian Money Plant , Arrow head plant , Snake plant and Dumb cane this plant also helps to remove formaldehyde, benzene, trichloroethylene and carbon dioxide, which are really bad for health. Exposure to these toxins will lead to headache, anemia, cancer, lack of oxygen and DNA mutation. According to the experts, Dracaena reflexa is one of the top air purifying plants.  Helps in increasing concentration: This plant helps in increasing the air quality and oxygen level, which again helps in increasing oxygen to the brain and provide benefits to incr

According to the various Hindu Scriptures, Bhagwat Mahapuran , Mahabharata , Shiva Purana and Vishnu Purana , at the time of Samudra Manthan , this Parijat tree appeared and was offered to Devtas. This tree was placed in the garden of Devaloka and was helping in reducing the stress of DevKanyas and Apsaras .  According to Bhagwat Mahapuran and Vishnu Purana , Satyabhama was getting jealous of Rukmini , as she was his first wife, incarnation of goddess Lakshmi and the queen consort. She had a feeling that Krishna loves Rukmini more than me and hence gave her most of the rights. Picture Courtesy: https://www.pexels.com/@riyakumari08 Hence, once when Narakasura attacked Bhu-loka after defeating Devraj Indra and had stolen his mother Dev Mata Aditi’s precious earrings. While Krishna was getting prepared to have a battle with Narakasuar, Satyabhama asked him to participate in this battle. Krishna agreed on this and both went for the face off with Narakasura. At the end of the war

In Indian culture, there are many plants which are related to the Sanatan culture or broadly known as Hindu culture . Parijat/ Harsingar or Night- Flowering Jasmine is one of them. It’s believed that this is one of the divine flowers, which has been brought by Shree Krishna on the demand of his wife Satyabhama . Only this Parijat tree is the favorite amongst all the Devatas. Refer Article: Importance of Parijat in Hindu Culture Picture Courtesy:  https://www.pexels.com/@adrienne-andersen-1174503 By keeping just one Hasinga plant in our garden or in house, it will fill your house and it’s nearing environment with a saintly enriching fragrance, as inflorescence happens only at night, in the absence of sunlight. Night- flower Jasmine has many numerous benefits for the human body, especially for aged people and children. Below are the few:   Increase the Concentration: If a student lacks concentration during studies or has frequent mood swings, like for one day he says to become a

Arrowhead plant or Syngonium plant is one of the plants which requires less maintenance. It’s the best plan for the beginners, because it neglects negligence and needs less care. It just needs bright light or 1-2 hours of sunlight daily to grow. As it has capability to grow healthy in shadow too, so this one of the best indoor plants. Syngonium are of different varieties and all look so amazing. This plant can bring a royal look to the room and would be an eye catchy for all the plant lovers. Picture Courtesy: https://www.pexels.com/@skinny-alien-671805 As this plant does not need more water, so to prepare the soil to plant Syngonium are below We take 1/3rd sand, 1/3rd garden soil and 1/3rd any manure.  The best season to plant is in the rainy season or mild winter season (month of February).   In winters and rainy seasons you can also feed plant the liquid manure or organic compost. However, if you forget to do so, it will not demand much intakes.  This plant is multiplied through roo

The most beautiful thing about this plant is its patchy leaves with light color inside and darker shade of green outside. Looks like the colors got painted on its leaves to enhance its beauty.  Here are the handful of benefits which Dumb cane can provide us very efficiently . A great air-purifier: Experts say indoor humidity levels should be between 40% to 60%. Plants can help to increase indoor humidity with a very known process called transpiration, where the plants take the water form the soil and get this water release through the pores beneath the leaves. So, the more you plant, the better your indoor air quality will be. Along with Snake plant, Dracaena reflexa , Arrow head , Pothos aka Indian money plants, Dieffenbachia is also a very efficient air purifier. Some of the physiological benefits are, they can relieve depression along with lowering the blood pressure. Hence, we consider this plant an air- purifying plant. Picture Courtesy:  https://www.pexels.com/@visuallyus Demand

Cordyline is a very cooperative indoor as well as outdoor plant. It demands less care but, it doesn’t mean that we will not help it to grow further. For Cordyline to grow they need manured well-drained soil. Bright light can help a premature plant to grow, but the grown plant might need direct sunlight to grow healthy. Not required, but you can give fertilizers once in six months. If you have kept this plant outside in winters, then tie its leaves and wrap it’s stems with a soft warm fabric. Picture Courtesy:  https://www.pexels.com/@ravikant Cordyline genus has 15 species of beautiful colored leaves. Like purple, white, yellow, a pinkish tinge on red leaves, which is a next level beauty and also known as Ti Plant. Here are the various benefits of Ti plant. Reduces inflammation: This plant helps in reducing the inflammation of gums and pain. Take one Ti plant leave, crush it and mix it with salt. Apply on your inflamed gum every morning. Your gums will start recovering soon. Cures toxi

Palm tree is a very commonly used herb. Aggressively grown across all over UAE. Palm fruit is popularly known as Dates. Dates are exported from Arab countries to all parts of the world.  In Hindi, the Palm fruit is called Khajur. In Latin, this is called Phoenix Sylvestris. In Arab it is known as Nakhleh-A. Dates and leaf of Palm trees are nutritious and only give fruits in winters. There are almost 10-12 varieties of Dates and we only consume one of those.  Picture Courtesy:  https://www.pexels.com/@punchbrandstock Most of the people plant palm trees in their garden to enhance the beauty of their house and to increase prosperity. Palm leaves can also be used as a remedy to cure a few diseases. In Ayurveda, Dates are considered as fruits with a cool quotient. However, it’s nature will only cool after digestion. Before digestion, it’s nature is hot, which is why it is hard to digest and generate acid. Therefore, it is advised to have maximum 5-6 dates per day for better results and have