ʻO ka Sansevieria, kahi kamaʻāina maikaʻi i ʻApelika a me Madagascar, he mea kanu hale kūpono no ka piʻi ʻana o ke anuanu.He mea kanu maikaʻi ia no ka poʻe hoʻomaka a me nā huakaʻi no ka mea he haʻahaʻa ka mālama ʻana, hiki ke kū i ka mālamalama haʻahaʻa, a hoʻomanawanui i ka maloʻo.ʻO Colloquially, ua kapa ʻia ʻo ia ʻo ka Snake Plant a i ʻole Snake Plant Whitney.
He mea maikaʻi kēia mea kanu no ka home, ʻo ia hoʻi nā lumi moe a me nā wahi noho nui ʻē aʻe, no ka mea he mea hoʻomaʻemaʻe ea.ʻO ka ʻoiaʻiʻo, ʻo ka mea kanu kahi ʻāpana o kahi haʻawina mea kanu maʻemaʻe i alakaʻi ʻia e NASA.Hoʻopau ka Snake Plant Whitney i nā ʻawaʻawa ea, e like me formaldehyde, e hāʻawi ana i ka ea hou aʻe i ka home.
