Reed leaves are generally used.

Reed leaves are the leaves of reeds. Reed is a tall grass that grows aquatic or wet for many years. It grows beside irrigation ditches, river bank swamps, etc. It grows all over the world. Reed leaves, reed flowers, reed stems, reed roots, and asparagus can all be used as medicine. There is a folk custom in my country that uses reed leaves to make rice dumplings during the Dragon Boat Festival.

Folk legend says that eating rice dumplings is to commemorate Qu Yuan. Legend has it that rice dumplings are passed down to commemorate Qu Yuan, who threw himself into the river. There are many kinds of rice dumplings. In terms of fillings, there are Beijing date rice dumplings with jujubes in the north; mung beans, pork belly, bean paste, eight treasures, ham, mushrooms, egg yolks and other fillings in the south. Among them, Guangdong bacon rice dumplings, Zhejiang bacon rice dumplings, etc. Jiaxing rice dumplings are the representative.