Anchor Health's PARA Response ingredients include:

• Wormwood Flower and Leaf
  Wormwood is an herbal remedy for many digestive problems - it has the ability to treat inflammation of the digestive tracts as well as soothe stomachaches.
  
  Wormwood works by trigering an increase in stomach acid and digestive enzyme productions. It also has antimicrobial properties that allow it to inhibit parasites and bacterial growth.
  
  
• Black Walnut Green Hull
  Black walnut herb is used in Asia to treat and expel internal parasites. Its active ingredient, called juglone, works by increasing the oxygen level in the blood to kill bacteria, worms, and parasites.
  
  The green husk of black walnut also contains iodine, which has natural antiseptic properties.
  
  
• Cloves
  Besides its use to treat stomach problems, clove has also been used in Asia for its antifungal, antiviral, and antibacterial properties.
  
  
• Garlic
  Garlic actually has many great healing properties. In fact, it has over 100 therapeutic sulfur compounds, of which allicin and alliin are the most well known.
  
  In addition to protecting the heart, garlic can boost the immune system and protect against bacterial, fungal, viral, and parasitic infections.
  
  
• Butternut Root Bark
  Butternut root or white walnut has been used traditionally as a gentle herbal laxative and for treating intestinal distress. It has antifungal and anti-bacterial properties, and is also used to expel worms and eliminate parasites from the body.
  
  
• Buckthorn Bark
  Buckthorn bark is used in Europe to treat constipation and other digestive ailments. Its active ingredient, a plant compound called anthraquinones, has a gentle laxative effect that promotes the colon's ability to contract and pass stool.
  
  
• Pau D'Arco
  Pau d'arco is a well-known evergreen herb in Central and South America, used to fight fungal, bacterial, and viral infections. The active ingredient of Pau d'arco, a phytochemical called napthoquinones, has been used to eliminate warts, treat vaginal yeast infections, and parasites.
  
  

Select Scientific References

• Schuster BG. Demonstrating the validity of natural products as anti-infective drugs. J Altern Complement Med 2001; 7 Suppl. 1:S73-82.
• Skyles AJ and Sweet BV. Alternative therapies. Wormwood. Am J Health Syst Pharm 2004; 61(3):239-42.
• Kik C et al. Garlic and health. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 2001; 11(4 Suppl):57-65.
• de Santana CF, et al. Antitumoral and toxicological properties of extracts of bark and various wood components of Pau d'arco (tabebuia avellanedae). Rev Inst Antibiot 1968; 8(1):89-94.