Plants that reduce stress in office

People know the benefits of plants, but there is no information about the plants kept on the office desk. Researcher Masahiro Toyoda of the University of Hugo, Japan, says, "Scientific research related to this was necessary to get people out of such stressful situations, so we took the initiative."

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To know this, plants were placed on the tables of 63 employees in Japan. Their mental level was checked before and after keeping this plant. Such employees were first asked to take a 3-minute rest at their desks when they were tired. This process was later replaced by a focus on plants.

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In the first phase, the employees did not have plants and had to reduce their stress on their own. The second phase was when gradually the relationship between the employees and the plants began to develop. He would take out time from work to see and take care of those plants. Researchers measured their brain stress with the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. The investigation showed that the heart rate of people returned to normal only after 3 minutes of coming in contact with the plants.

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Its purpose was to find out whether mental balance can be maintained by merely looking at plants. This research showed that any kind of contact with plants can naturally reduce stress and fatigue.

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For its maximum benefit, each person was given a plant of his choice. During this research, people got special 6 types of plant options. These included air plants, bonsai plants, San Pedro cactus, foliage plants, kokedama plants, and acacia plants. Each participant had to choose 1 of these 6 plants and place them on their desk near their computer.

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During the research, it was found that as time passed, people started liking the company of plants. Keeping the plants in front of the eyes gave more benefits. Researchers also told that small plants are also cheap and keep the office environment good.

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So what is the delay now? Go ahead and get a plant for your desk. This research done in Japan proves that keeping plants on the office desk gives positive energy to the employees. Along with this, stress and fatigue caused by work can also be reduced. Apart from this, regular exercise, yoga, and meditation also help in reducing the effects of stress and fatigue.

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