“…Curcumin, a multi-targeted compound, has traditionally been used as a dietary spice and a medicinal herb in Asian countries for a variety of pathologies due to its anti-inflammatory properties [ 34 ], and antioxidant properties [ 35 , 36 ]. Moreover, curcumin possesses antibacterial [ 37 ], antiviral [ 38 ], antifungal [ 39 ], anti-arthritic [ 40 ], hepatoprotective [ 41 ], anti-thrombotic [ 42 ], cardio-protective [ 43 ], hypoglycemic [ 44 ], anti-allergic [ 45 , 46 ], wound-healing [ 47 ], and chemo-preventive and anticancer properties [ 48 , 49 , 50 ]. Curcumin’s anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects, among others, form the basis of curcumin’s critical neuroprotective effects in a variety of neurological diseases affecting both the central and peripheral nervous systems.…”