Mu means infinity, and this tea is said to lead you up the road toward infinite wisdom. However that may be, mu tea is a delicious beverage. You may want to save it for special occasions, for it is very expensive. It is a mixture of sixteen exotic herbs and seeds: ginseng, ligusticum, herbaceous peony root, cypress, orange peel, ginger root, rehmannia, cinnamon, cloves, peach kernels, coptis, licorice root, cnicus, stractylis, moutan, and hoelen.
The tea comes in a small package that should be emptied into a quart of water and boiled about 20 minutes. Use an enamel pan – never aluminum. Strain and serve. The herbs may be saved and used one more time, but do not wait more than two days, or they will lose flavor.
