Mu Tea - Harmony Herbal Tea

Nourish Blood • Harmonize Liver & Spleen • Calm the Spirit

Symptoms

Digestive Stagnation: Bloating, poor appetite, or irregular digestion often triggered by stress or emotional fluctuations.

Blood Deficiency Signs: Pale complexion, occasional dizziness, blurred vision, or a general sense of physical depletion.

Liver Qi Constraint: Irritability, a feeling of "tightness" in the chest or hypochondrium, and frequent sighing.

Restlessness: Difficulty relaxing or falling asleep because the mind is overactive ("The Blood not anchoring the Spirit").

Key Indicator: "Liver-Spleen Disharmony with Blood Depletion"—where emotional stress (Liver) "attacks" the digestion (Spleen), while the body lacks the blood reserves to stay calm and grounded.

Tongue: Pale or slightly pink, possibly with thin white or slightly greasy coating.

Pulse: Thin (Xi) and Wiry (Xuan).

Ingredients

Chen Pi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium)

0.84g

Fu Ling (Poria)

0.84g

Shao Yao (Paeoniae Radix)

0.67g

Bai Zhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma)

0.67g

Gui Pi (Cinnamomi Cortex/Longan variation)

0.59g

Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix)

0.59g

Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix)

 0.59g

Xiang Fu (Cyperi Rhizoma)

0.51g

Xing Ren (Armeniacae Semen)

0.51g

Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix)

0.51g

Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix)

0.42g

Ding Xiang (Caryophylli Flos)

0.42g

Huang Lian (Coptidis Rhizoma)

0.42g

Mu Dan Pi (Moutan Cortex)

0.42g

Description

This formula is an intricately balanced "Daily Harmonizer." It combines several classical strategies—tonifying the Qi, nourishing the Blood, and smoothing the Liver—into a single, gentle decoction.

The Spleen-Qi Foundation (Ren Shen, Bai Zhu, Fu Ling, Gan Cao): These core herbs strengthen the digestive "fire," ensuring the body can transform food into useable energy and new blood.

The Blood-Nourishing Core (Dang Gui, Di Huang, Shao Yao): These provide the raw materials to enrich the blood, which moistens the tendons and anchors the restless mind.

Smoothing the Liver (Xiang Fu, Mu Dan Pi): Xiang Fu is the "commander of Qi"; it breaks up emotional stagnation, while Mu Dan Pi gently cools the blood to prevent stress from turning into internal heat.

Harmonizing the Descent (Chen Pi, Xing Ren, Ding Xiang): These aromatic herbs ensure that Qi moves downward. Ding Xiang (Clove) specifically warms the stomach to prevent nausea, while Chen Pi keeps the tonics from feeling too "heavy" or bloating.

The Cooling Guard (Huang Lian): A trace amount of Coptis is added to drain "stray fire" from the Heart and Stomach, preventing the warming herbs from causing dry mouth or irritability.

Posology

Tea/Infusion

Steep the measured herbs/powder in 300–500ml of hot water for 10–15 minutes.

Cautions

Not for Acute Infections. Avoid use during the early stages of a cold, flu, or fever, as tonics can "clamp down" on the pathogen. Spleen Dampness: Use with caution if you have a very heavy, greasy tongue coating or chronic diarrhea, as the rich blood-tonics (Di Huang) can be slightly hard to digest. Discontinue if you experience excessive thirst or a "full" feeling in the chest.