Figure 3.

Proposed altered life cycle of Plasmodium following consumption of diet containing anti-malarial compounds. Action of various compounds derived from diet is depicted in the figure. Green colored parasite represents normal life cycle while that of red colored parasite represents defective life cycle because of action of compounds present in diet. Possibilities: SPZ not able to infect the hepatocytes; parasite development is interrupted at initial or late stage in hepatocytes; or merozoites released might not able to infect the RBCs. Certain compounds in diet might attenuate the parasite following infection in RBCs.