American biologists have proved the positive effect of indoor plants for the recovery of patients, reports BBC.

For a long time experts have noticed that human contact with nature has a positive effect on mood, and also affects the reduction of stress and the ability to be distracted from painful sensations. Scientists conducted an experiment in which they studied the therapeutic effect of plants in hospital wards among 90 people who underwent surgery.

Doctors say that when patients experience great psychological stress due to illness, the symptoms of pain are amplified and the healing process is delayed. Analgesics and other medications have various side effects, ranging from vomiting and headache to the development of addiction and even death. Researchers from the University of Kansas offer to rely on the healing properties of wildlife.

The results of the study showed that patients in whose chambers were placed pots with living plants felt physically better, and also felt less pain, anxiety, fatigue. They even increased their satisfaction with life, blood pressure and heart rate stabilized.

According to the results of the survey, 93% of patients noted that plants were the most positive aspect in their room.

At the same time, 91% of people who were in wards without flowers said they felt more joy from having a TV set. The nurses noticed that the patients located in the rooms with ornamental plants were discharged more quickly, and after the operation they began to interact with the flowers: watered them, cut them and put the pots in the brightest places. In addition, plants help to purify the air and provide optimal indoor environment by increasing humidity, as well as reducing the amount of spores of mold and microbes, experts noted..

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