Method for configuring plant species for regulating mood of people using small-sized garden plants in indoor space

Abstract

The application discloses a plant species configuration method for regulating personnel emotions by using indoor small plants. The method comprises the following steps: screening small garden plant species suitable for indoor personnel emotion regulation to obtain a small garden plant sensory group; establishing a topological relationship database between small garden plant sensory stimulation characteristics and changes in human body pleasure and arousal degree caused by the small garden plant sensory stimulation characteristics; collecting multi-dimensional physiological data of personnel to obtain an initial emotion state of the personnel and reasonably setting a target emotion regulation effect; and according to the target emotion regulation effect, configuring small garden plant species for indoor emotion regulation. The above scheme can provide a personalized plant species configuration scheme for implementing indoor garden therapy according to an emotion regulation target, and is helpful to improve the emotions of personnel staying indoors for a long time and promote human health.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to a method for arranging plant species indoors to regulate people's emotions using small horticultural plants, belonging to the field of horticultural therapy technology. Background Technology

[0002] Climate change, population growth, rapid urbanization, the fast pace of life and work, and the recent COVID-19 pandemic have all led to increasingly limited opportunities for people to connect with nature, significantly reducing outdoor time and forcing them to spend long periods indoors. However, indoor environments contain stressors such as lighting, noise, polluted air, and monotonous scenery, causing chronic stress and resulting in emotional and physical health problems. Research has found that introducing plants indoors or into confined spaces, through the stimulation of human senses via their color, shape, and scent, can significantly improve mood and promote health. Furthermore, this method of using plants to intervene in emotions has advantages such as being gentle, non-stimulating, and easy to implement.

[0003] Different plants, due to their varying horticultural characteristics such as color, shape, and scent, have different mood-regulating effects. However, existing methods for using plants to regulate human emotions often employ a predetermined type of plant or a combination of several. When selecting plant species, there is neither a clear regulatory target as a reference nor consideration of the influence of individual plant preferences on mood improvement, resulting in a lack of targeted and personalized effects. Currently, there is no method for configuring plant species to regulate human emotions that addresses a predetermined mood-regulating goal, utilizes the general principles of the mood-regulating effects of different plant characteristics, and combines this with individual plant preferences.

[0004] To address the aforementioned problems, this invention proposes a method for configuring plant species to regulate people's emotions using small horticultural plants indoors. This method can be widely applied to horticultural therapy in various indoor spaces, improving the emotions of people who spend long periods indoors, promoting human health, and effectively solving the problems mentioned above. Summary of the Invention

[0005] To overcome the shortcomings of the existing technology, this invention aims to propose a method for configuring plant species to regulate people's emotions indoors using small horticultural plants. This method can configure plant species according to predetermined emotion regulation goals and individual plant preferences, and can be used to implement horticultural therapy in various types of indoor spaces.

[0006] To solve the above-mentioned technical problems, the present invention adopts the following technical solution:

[0007] This invention provides a method for arranging plant species indoors to regulate people's mood using small horticultural plants, including the following specific steps:

[0008] Step 1: Select small horticultural plant species suitable for indoor mood regulation based on plant height. Based on the sensory stimulation characteristics of plants that can provide to the human body (sight, smell, touch, and taste), conduct point group analysis to obtain sensory groups of small horticultural plants.

[0009] Step 2: In a normal indoor environment, using subjective self-assessment scales and human physiological indicator collection equipment, obtain changes in blood pressure, heart rate, ear temperature, subjective emotional state, pleasure level, and arousal level during the process of plant-mediated emotional regulation of each small horticultural plant sensory group.

[0010] Step 3: Establish a database of topological relationships between the sensory stimulation characteristics of small horticultural plants and the resulting changes in human pleasure and arousal, including a plant species-plant sensory stimulation characteristic database and a plant sensory stimulation characteristic-emotion regulation effect database;

[0011] Step 4: Use human physiological indicator collection equipment to collect the person's blood pressure, heart rate, and ear temperature to obtain multidimensional physiological data;

[0012] Step 5: Collect data on the emotional state, initial pleasure level, and initial arousal level of the personnel using a subjective self-rating scale to obtain the personnel's initial emotional state; at the same time, collect information on plant species that the personnel dislike as non-candidate plant species through a questionnaire.

[0013] Step 6: Based on the initial emotional state of the personnel, reasonably set the target emotional regulation effect, and record it as the change value of the pleasure target and the change value of the arousal target;

[0014] Step 7: Based on the established database of topological relationships between the sensory stimulation characteristics of small horticultural plants and the changes in pleasure and arousal they induce, configure the types of small horticultural plants for indoor mood regulation according to the target mood regulation effect.

[0015] Step 7 consists of the following steps:

[0016] Step 7-1: Based on the target emotion regulation effect, configure the plant sensory stimulation features in the plant sensory stimulation features-emotion regulation effect database;

[0017] Step 7-2: Configure candidate plants for mood regulation in the plant species-plant sensory stimulation characteristic database;

[0018] Step 7-3: Eliminate non-candidate plant species and select the remaining candidate plants as a small plant species configuration scheme for indoor mood regulation.

[0019] As a further optimization of the present invention, the small horticultural plants and small horticultural sensory group plants suitable for indoor human mood regulation mentioned in step 1 are all stem and leaf vegetables, ornamental fruits and vegetables, aromatic vegetables and small ornamental plants that are suitable for cultivation in indoor environments, require relatively extensive management, have small plant size, are non-toxic, odorless, have no unpleasant secretions, do not emit irritating odors, and are harmless to the human body. The plant height is greater than or equal to 20cm and less than or equal to 40cm.

[0020] As a further optimization of the present invention, the plant sensory stimulation features mentioned in step 3 are the color features, shape features, texture features, surface features, and odor features of the main ornamental parts of the plant; the data in the plant sensory stimulation feature-emotion regulation effect database are the plant sensory stimulation features and the corresponding changes in the pleasure level and arousal level of people caused by sensory stimulation of indoor people using the plant as a material.

[0021] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the present invention are:

[0022] 1. Based on existing research in horticultural therapy, this invention establishes a database on the effects of plants on mood regulation. It can propose reasonable plant configuration schemes in a targeted manner according to predetermined mood regulation goals, thereby improving the universality of indoor horticultural therapy and reducing the dependence on the large amount of resources required for conducting experimental research.

[0023] 2. When configuring the types of plants for mood regulation, this invention takes into account people's preferences for plants in a personalized way. Attached Figure Description

[0024] Figure 1 This is a flowchart of the method of the present invention. Detailed Implementation

[0025] To make the objectives, features, and advantages of this invention more apparent and understandable, the technical solutions in the embodiments of this invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the specific embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of this invention, and not all of them; based on the embodiments of this invention, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort, such as embodiments that only change the purpose without changing the basic principles involved in the claims, are within the scope of protection of this invention.

[0026] This invention discloses a method for arranging plant species indoors to regulate people's mood using small horticultural plants. The flowchart of this method is shown below. Figure 1 As shown, this can be performed by an emotion regulation system, which can be implemented in software and / or hardware, and includes the following steps:

[0027] Step 1: Select small horticultural plant species suitable for indoor mood regulation based on plant height. Based on the sensory stimulation characteristics of plants that can provide visual, olfactory, tactile and gustatory senses, conduct point group analysis to obtain sensory groups of small horticultural plants.

[0028] The aforementioned small horticultural plant sensory group specifically includes: common leafy vegetables such as romaine lettuce, butter lettuce, ice plant, rocket lettuce, and spinach; common ornamental fruits and vegetables such as cherry tomatoes, bell peppers, and cucumbers; common aromatic vegetables such as mint, perilla, coriander, parsley, and touch-me-not; and common small ornamental plants such as pothos, kidney grass, African violet, and oxalis. All plants are 20cm or taller than or equal to 40cm, and possess the characteristics of being easy to cultivate indoors, requiring relatively low maintenance, having a compact plant shape, shallow root system, being non-toxic, odorless, without unpleasant secretions, and not emitting irritating odors, and are harmless to the human body.

[0029] Step 2: In a normal indoor environment, using subjective self-assessment scales and human physiological indicator collection equipment, obtain changes in blood pressure, heart rate, ear temperature, subjective emotional state, pleasure level, and arousal level during the process of regulating human emotions in each small horticultural plant sensory group.

[0030] The subjective self-assessment scale is the POMS mood state scale, a 9-point scale of pleasure-arousal; the human physiological indicator collection devices are wearable devices such as smart bracelets, electronic blood pressure monitors, and electronic ear thermometers.

[0031] Step 3: Establish a database of topological relationships between the sensory stimulation characteristics of small horticultural plants and the resulting changes in human pleasure and arousal, specifically including a plant species-plant sensory stimulation characteristic database and a plant sensory stimulation characteristic-emotion regulation effect database.

[0032] The plant sensory stimulation characteristics mentioned above refer to the color, shape, texture, surface, and odor characteristics of the main ornamental parts of the plant. The data in the plant sensory stimulation characteristics-emotion regulation effect database consists of plant sensory stimulation characteristics and the corresponding changes in people's pleasure and arousal caused by sensory stimulation of indoor personnel using the plant as a material.

[0033] Step 4: Use human physiological indicator collection equipment to collect the person's blood pressure, heart rate, and ear temperature to obtain multidimensional physiological data.

[0034] The aforementioned multidimensional physiological data reflects physiological state, including systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, heart rate, and ear temperature, which can reflect a person's emotional state to some extent.

[0035] Step 5: Collect data on the emotional state, initial pleasure and initial arousal of the personnel using a subjective self-rating scale to obtain the personnel's initial emotional state; at the same time, collect information on plant species that the personnel dislike as non-candidate plant species through a questionnaire.

[0036] Step 6: Based on the initial emotional state of the personnel, reasonably set the target emotion regulation effect, record it as the change value of the pleasure target and the change value of the arousal target, and input it into the emotion regulation system.

[0037] Step 7: Based on the established topological relationship database between the sensory stimulation characteristics of small horticultural plants and the changes in pleasure and arousal they induce, configure the types of small horticultural plants for indoor mood regulation according to the target mood regulation effect.

[0038] The detailed steps for configuring the types of small horticultural plants used for indoor mood regulation are as follows:

[0039] First, based on the target emotion regulation effect, in the plant sensory stimulation feature-emotion regulation effect database, plant sensory stimulation features corresponding to the change values ​​of pleasure and arousal that differ from the input target change values ​​of pleasure and arousal by less than 10% are selected as the configured plant sensory stimulation features.

[0040] Secondly, in the plant species-plant sensory stimulation feature database, candidate plants for mood regulation are configured based on the plant sensory stimulation features configured in the previous step.

[0041] Finally, after excluding non-candidate plant species, small horticultural plant species for indoor mood regulation were selected as candidate plants.

[0042] This invention discloses a method for configuring plant species to regulate people's emotions indoors using small horticultural plants. There are many methods and approaches to implement this technical solution. The above description is only a preferred embodiment of this invention. All components not explicitly stated in this embodiment can be implemented using existing technologies.

[0043] The component combination features not described in detail in the specification are those that are easily conceived in the prior art or easily determined and undisputed when implementing the present invention. The above solutions are merely descriptions of several preferred embodiments of this application, but the scope of protection of this application is not limited thereto. Any changes or substitutions that can be easily implemented by those skilled in the art within the scope described in this application without altering the basic principles involved in the claims should be included within the scope of protection of this application; that is, the scope of protection of this application should be determined by the scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A method for arranging plant species indoors to regulate people's emotions using small horticultural plants, characterized in that, Includes the following steps: Step 1: Select small horticultural plant species suitable for indoor mood regulation based on plant height. Based on the sensory stimulation characteristics of plants that can provide to the human body (sight, smell, touch, and taste), conduct point group analysis to obtain sensory groups of small horticultural plants. Step 2: In a normal indoor environment, using subjective self-assessment scales and human physiological indicator collection equipment, obtain changes in blood pressure, heart rate, ear temperature, subjective emotional state, pleasure level, and arousal level during the process of regulating human emotions in each small horticultural plant sensory group. Step 3: Establish a database of topological relationships between the sensory stimulation characteristics of small horticultural plants and the resulting changes in human pleasure and arousal; Step 4: Use human physiological indicator collection equipment to collect the person's blood pressure, heart rate, and ear temperature to obtain multidimensional physiological data; Step 5: Collect data on the emotional state, initial pleasure and initial arousal of the personnel using a subjective self-rating scale to obtain the personnel's initial emotional state; at the same time, collect the types of plants that the personnel dislike as non-candidate plant types through a questionnaire. Step 6: Based on the initial emotional state of the personnel, reasonably set the target emotional regulation effect, and record it as the target change value of pleasure and the target change value of arousal; Step 7: In the established topological relationship database between the sensory stimulation characteristics of small horticultural plants and the changes in pleasure and arousal they induce, configure the species of small horticultural plants for indoor mood regulation based on the target mood regulation effect. This is done in the following three steps: ① Configure plant sensory stimulation characteristics in the plant sensory stimulation characteristics-mood regulation effect database based on the target mood regulation effect; ② Configure candidate plants for mood regulation in the plant species-plant sensory stimulation characteristics database; ③ Select the candidate plants after excluding non-candidate plant species as the configuration scheme of small plant species for indoor mood regulation.

2. The method for configuring indoor plant species to regulate people's emotions using small horticultural plants according to claim 1, characterized in that, The indoor small plant species are leafy vegetables, ornamental fruits and vegetables, aromatic vegetables and small ornamental plants suitable for cultivation in indoor environments, with a plant height of 20cm or more and 40cm or less.

3. The method for configuring indoor plant species to regulate people's emotions using small horticultural plants according to claim 1, characterized in that, The target emotion regulation effect is manifested as the change in the target values ​​of pleasure and arousal.

4. The method for configuring indoor plant species to regulate people's emotions using small horticultural plants according to claim 1, characterized in that, The database of topological relationships between the sensory stimulation characteristics of small horticultural plants and the resulting changes in human pleasure and arousal includes a plant species-plant sensory stimulation characteristic database and a plant sensory stimulation characteristic-emotion regulation effect database.

5. The method for configuring indoor plant species to regulate people's emotions using small horticultural plants according to claim 1, characterized in that, The sensory stimuli of plants mentioned above are the color, shape, texture, surface, and odor characteristics of the main ornamental parts of the plant. The data in the plant sensory stimulation characteristics-emotion regulation effect database consists of plant sensory stimulation characteristics and corresponding changes in people's pleasure and arousal levels caused by sensory stimulation of indoor personnel using the plant as a material.

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