People usually use zongzi leaves when making zongzi, but what kind of plant leaves are the leaves of zongzi? Do you know? Do you know what specific effects this kind of zongzi leaves have? Zongzi leaf is also called Ruoye, which is the leaf of a common wild plant in mountainous areas. This plant has a particularly strong vitality and is known as a green bank. The following is my specific introduction to the source and efficacy of Zongzi leaf, which you can focus on.

What's the name of the leaves that wrap zongzi?

The leaves wrapped in zongzi are called zongzi leaves, which have different sources in different regions. In most areas in the south, zongzi leaves are collected from natural Indocalamus leaves, which have natural fragrance, good toughness and particularly strong cooking resistance. In the northern part of China, reed leaves are mostly collected, and sometimes lotus leaves are collected in Shanghai and Fujian.

Efficacy and function of zongzi leaves

1, antisepsis and sterilization

Anti-corrosion and sterilization is one of the important functions of zongzi leaves. It contains a variety of natural antibacterial ingredients. It can play a certain role in anti-corrosion when wrapped in zongzi at ordinary times, and even in hot summer, it can ensure that zongzi will not deteriorate as much as possible.

2. Improve taste and fragrance

Zongzi leaves contain a variety of natural aromatic substances and some volatile oils. Usually, it can play an important role in improving the taste and fragrance of Zongzi. The Zongzi wrapped with them has a faint leaf aroma, and people will feel like entering nature after smelling it.

3. Supplement nutrition

Zongzi leaves contain a variety of nutrients beneficial to human body, especially chlorophyll and amino acids, which can promote human metabolism, improve the functions of various organs, prevent human aging and enhance people's physical fitness, which is of great benefit to improving human health.

4. Purify spices

In addition to the above functions, zongzi leaves can be processed and purified into natural spices for human consumption in real life. In addition, zongzi leaves can be processed into some food additives, which can be used in the processing and production of various foods. These foods can play an important role in preserving corrosion and enhancing fragrance after adding food additives purified from palm leaves.