DRAGON TREE PLANT
| Name in Malayalam | : | മഞ്ജക്കന്ത |
| Name in Hindi | : | ड्रैकैना मार्जिनटा |
| Botanical Name | : | Dracaena marginata |
| Medicinal part | : | Whole Plant |
| Medicinal properties | : | It helps remove formaldehyde, benzene, trichloroethylene and carbon dioxide |
Description
Dragon Tree Plant is a popular indoor plant with long, slender green leaves edged with red. These plants are great for beginners because they’re drought tolerant and not at all fussy about their light conditions. It’s the perfect combination of beauty and hardiness that makes a great houseplant! Dragon Tree Plant is native to Madagascar and is also called the Madagascar dragon tree (or just dragon tree). This tree can grow up to 20 feet tall outdoors but won’t get taller than 6 feet indoors, especially if you prune it back. It’s a member of the dracaena family, which contains around 120 species of plants native to Africa, northern Australia, and South Asia.Characteristics:
Dragon Tree Plant is a garden plant, that resembles a corn stalk in habit. It is native to West Africa, Tanzania, and Zambia. Dragon Tree Plant has rosettes of glossy, green leaves, broadly striped and banded with light green and yellow down the center. It is a slow growing pole shrub and the leaves can reach up to 3 feet long by 4 inches wide. When plants are grown in the ground, they can reach about 20 foot tall but their growth is limited when they are potted. Dragon Tree Plant has white flowers that are highly fragrant, hence the species name fragans. The buds can sometimes be pinkish. It is a popular houseplant with several cultivars available with the leaves variegated with white or yellow stripes.
Medicinal Uses:
Dracaena is one of the most effective houseplants in air purification. It helps remove formaldehyde, benzene, trichloroethylene and carbon dioxide. These are chemicals linked with several health problems among them headaches, respiratory problems, anemia, marrow disease, kidney disease among othersIt is one of the plants used in the NASA Clean Air Study and has shown to help remove formaldehyde. It is an effective air cleaner and is said to be among the best plants for removing xylene and trichlorethylene.
