This section is provided for qualified healthcare practitioners as professional education. It summarises selected ingredient-level, pathway-level and traditional-use research relating to Cordyceps sinensis, Ganoderma lucidum, Qi support, shen regulation, cough support and medicinal mushroom polysaccharides. It does not represent additional ARTG indications for IM-3.
IM-3 is relevant to practitioners interested in Cordyceps and Ganoderma research, traditional Qi support, shen regulation, heart nourishment, cough support, medicinal mushroom polysaccharides, beta-glucans, antioxidant pathways and immune system pathway research.
Cordyceps sinensis is traditionally used in Chinese medicine in Qi-supporting and respiratory-support contexts. Recent review literature has discussed Cordyceps polysaccharides in relation to immune pathway research, macrophage activity, lymphocyte-related research, oxidative stress and broader biological activity. This information is provided as ingredient-level education only and should not be interpreted as a claim that IM-3 treats immune deficiency, infection, cancer, chronic fatigue syndrome or renal disease.
Ganoderma lucidum, also known as Lingzhi or Reishi, is traditionally used in Chinese medicine and has been widely discussed in professional literature in relation to polysaccharides, triterpenes, antioxidant pathways, inflammatory pathways, immune pathway research and traditional shen-calming use. Recent review literature has examined Ganoderma lucidum polysaccharides, including preparation, structure, physicochemical properties and applications.
Recent review literature has also discussed Ganoderma lucidum bioactive compounds in relation to immunomodulatory, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant mechanisms, particularly in gut-liver-brain axis research contexts. This supports practitioner education around Ganoderma’s broader pathway-level research profile, without creating additional therapeutic indications for IM-3.
The combination of Cordyceps sinensis and Ganoderma lucidum supports practitioner education around traditional Qi support, shen regulation, cough support, medicinal mushroom polysaccharides and immune pathway research.
This information is provided for practitioner education only and does not represent additional ARTG indications for IM-3.
References available to registered practitioners on request.