From reducing stress to noise pollution: How indoor plants benefit you

Help you breathe: Indoor plants can make the air in the house cleaner, filtering toxins and pollutants from the living space. Spider plant or snake plant, for instance, produce oxygen and purify the surrounding air by absorbing carbon monoxide, formaldehyde and xylene, according to Lifestyle Home Garden. (Source: aloegal604/Instagram)

Act as natural humidifier: Plants like bamboo palm do not just look elegant but also act as a natural humidifier besides cleaning the air of formaldehyde and xylene, toxins you find in paint, wood products and synthetic fabrics. (Source: tiffanybloomsgarden/Instagram)

Reduce noise pollution: Research has shown that plants absorb sound through stems, leaves and branches. Vines on walls can also help in sound wave refraction. To reduce noise, indoor plants should be placed around the perimeter of the space instead of the centre, suggests an article by Ambius, to help the sound reflect off the walls and straight into to leaves. (Source: carmyy05/Instagram)

Reduce stress: Research has also argued that indoor plants reduce the psychological and physiological stress by suppressing autonomic nervous system activity. (Source: rookieplantmum/Instagram)

Improve sleep: Plants like lavender, jasmine, chrysanthemum or English ivy can reduce anxiety and help you feel relaxed, and improve your sleep quality, studies have shown. (Source: tils_plant_therapy/Instagram)

Act as natural air freshners: Instead of using chemical air freshners, you can keep fragrant plants in the house like dwarf kaffir lime trees that can fill the house with fresh scent. (Source: thyda_nguyen/Instagram)

Heal naturally: You can also keep aloe vera plant in the house. Apart from cleaning the air, aloe vera gel also heals cuts and soothes burns. Studies have also shown that aloe vera soothes coughs and bronchial asthma. (Source: butic_melos/Instagram)