"It looks like herbs from Egypt?"

Appears to be the case with some of the agents used. The below might help.


Inula helenium - Elecampane

http://botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/e/elecam07.html


Of late years, modern scientific research has proved that the claims of Elecampane to be a valuable remedy in pulmonary diseases has a solid basis. One authority, Korab, showed in 1885 that the active, bitter principle, Helenin, is such a powerful antiseptic and bactericide, that a few drops of a solution of 1 part in 10,000 immediately kills the ordinary bacterial organisms, being peculiarly destructive to the Tubercle bacillus. He gave it successfully in tubercular and catarrhal diarrhoeas, and praised it also as an antiseptic in surgery. In Spain it has been made use of as a surgical dressing. Obiol, in 1886, stated it to be an efficient local remedy in the treatment of diphtheria, the false membrane being painted with a solution of Helenin in Oil of Almond.




Cassia abutnsifolla - Egyptian Senna or Cinnamon?

http://bookofherbs.com/e/Egyptian_Cassia_ruggs.htm


Publication from 1709
THE Egyptian Cassia is a Fruit like the former, only that it is thinner, and a great deal tenderer. The Tree that bears this Cassia grows to a prodigious Size; it is as large as any Tree we have in France, and differs not from the former but as the Leaves are much smaller. They meet with such vast Quantities of these Trees throughout Egypt, that the Cassia they produce goes for almost nothing at Grand Cairo. One wou'd chuse this as soon as that of the Levant, only that they break the Cases with their Thumbs to get out the Pulp. The Levantines and Egyptians make a Confection of the Cassia, being yet green, which they keep to loosen the Belly, it being a Medicine very convenient, and easy to take. The Cassia Confect ought to be new, and boil'd to the Consistence of a Syrup that is neither eager nor musty. Some People preserve it, as the Levantines, to keep the Body open.




Albizzia Lebbek - Tree Fruit Pod (leguminous)
Here are pictures of the pods:

http://goree.rice.edu/?q=node/33


Below is an abstract on the pods used from anticancer treatment. It makes sense to me why these would be used because of their alkaloid properties. Additionally, some treatments for getting rid of parasites have involved natural chemotherapy agents.


http://www.actahort.org/books/188/188_7.htm

ANTICANCER AGENT FROM ALBIZZIA LEBBEK
Authors: N. Rahman, S. Aktar, C. M. Hasan, A. Jabbar
Abstract: Alkaloids of different chemical nature were isolated from an indigenous plant Albizzia lebbek Benth family leguminocae, subfamily mimosae. These alkaloids were fractionated and isolated by thin layer and column chromatography. The alkaloid content of the seeds of this plant was found to be the highest in amount. Three alkaloids were isolated from the seeds and one of them which showed maximum cytotoxic activity against Neurospora crassa had been isolated in pure form and attempts were made to characterise it by various physico-chemical methods such as elemental analysis, chemical tests, UV, IR, Mass and H-NMR spectroscopy. The compound was also found to be active against P-388 cell line.




Acacia auriculoformis - Acacia (Earleaf) Tree
Another pod tree (leguminous) like above. Some Acacia have antimicrobial properties. Here's a site with pics


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acacia_auriculiformis


Abstract on Acacia

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6T8D-4DXBT8W-2&_use...

Available online 30 November 2004.
Abstract

Four plants routinely used for medicinal purposes by Native Australians were screened for various biological activities. Methanol extracts of Eremophila maculata, Acacia auriculoformis and Acacia bivenosa exhibited antibiotic effects, while Eremophila alternifolia yielded an extract that induced significant changes to the heart activity of spontaneously hypertensive rats. We report on these biological activities.

Keywords: Antibacterial; Cardioactive; Eremophila; Acacia




Apium graveolens - Wild Celery or Celery Seed


http://www.holistic-online.com/Herbal-Med/_Herbs/h212.htm

The expressed juice of the plant, particularly the fleshy petioles, is the most effective form of medicine. It can be used for dropsy, rheumatic tendencies, gout, tendencies toward overweight, flatulence, chronic pulmonary catarrh, lack of appetite, and deficiency diseases. it is a strong diuretic which is not to be used when acute kidney problems exist (moderate use is allowable when kidney problems are chronic).