formulated up to 1953 and will, along with reviewed works, help students of Herbalogy to clarify their own position, as one cannot adopt or deny what one does not know.
LEMMON, ROBERT S., JOHNSON, CHARLES C., Wildflowers of North America in Full Colour. Size 9½ × 6½ in., VIII & 280 pp. Publisher: Hanover House, Garden City, New York, N. Y., U. S. A. 1961.
Photographs in full colour of beautiful wild flowers. Brief botanical descriptions, no properties indicated. Helpful reference for field study and guide. Twenty useful bibliography references on wild flowers in North America, by regions.
LEYEL, C. F.( 1880 – 1957), Cinquifoil— Herbs to Quicken the Five Senses. Drawings by MILDRED E.
ELDRIDGE. Size 9 × 6 in., 368 pp., Indexes: General, Botanical, Familiar names, German, Italian, Spanish, Turkish, Arabian, Persian, Indian, Chinese, Malayan, Sanscrit. Publisher: Faber and Faber Ltd., London, England.
The sixth of Mrs. Leyel’ s books deals with herbs to quicken the five senses( sight, hearing, smell, touch, taste), and so increase perception and intuition. Each herb is classified in the contents and listed in chapters— I: Herbs for the eyes; II: Herbs for the sense of smell; III: Herbs for the sense of hearing; IV: Herbs for the sense of taste; V: Herbs for the sense of touch. Also herbs for the extremities, pages 311 – 345.
LEYEL, C. F.( 1880 – 1957). Green Medicine. Drawings by MILDRED E. ELDRIDGE. Size 9 × 6 in., 324 pp., Indexes: General, Botanical, Familiar names, German, Italian, Spanish, Turkish, Arabian, Persian, Indian, Chinese, Malayan, Sanscrit. Publisher: Faber and Faber Ltd., London.
This is the fifth of Mrs. C. F. Leyel’ s“ Culpeper Herbs”. It shows the importance of chlorophyll for general health and gives descriptions of herbs containing chlorophyll that can be used in the form of teas and salads to overcome every ailment. Also discusses the drug arthritis, composit E or cortizone, and points out the danger of using hormones and alkaloids extracted from herb instead of using the herbs in their entirety. Each herb is classified in the contents and listed in chapters— I: Herbs for the circulation of the blood; II: Herbs for the throat; III: Herbs for the lungs; IV: Herbs for the digestive organs; V: Herbs for the liver; VI: Herbs for the organs of Reproduction; VII: Herbs for the bladder and kidney; VIII: Herbs for the brain.
LEYEL, C. F.( 1880 – 1957), Heart-Easy— Herbs for the Heart. Illustrations by MILDRED E. ELDRIDGE. Size 9 × 6 in., 333 pp., Indexes: General, Familiar names, German, Italian, Spanish, Turkish, Arabian, Persian, Indian, Chinese, Malayan, Sanscrit; price £ 1.05 net. Publisher: Faber and Faber, London, England. 1949.
This Herbal, the fourth of Mrs. Leyel’ s series, is concerned with herbs used in the treatment of the ductless glands and the heart, which is controlled to some extent by particular glands. Each herb is classified in the contents and listed in chapters – I: Herbs for the heart; II: Herbs for the glands; III: Alternative herbs; IV: Herbs for the viscera and the nerves; V: Herbs for viscera; VI: Herbs for the brain.
LEYEL, C. F.( 1880 – 1957), The Truth About Herbs. Size 7½ × 5 in., 106 pp. Publisher:— Culpeper House, London, England. 1954.
Sceptics will not have a false opinion after reading the unbroken tradition of herbal medicine. The unplanned interest in the subject was brought about when, as a medical student, Mrs. Leyel’ s research touched on the history of the oldest healing art in the world, Herbalism. She did not complete her orthodox medical course due to circumstances and confidence gained through the use of herbs. At this time her knowledge was on the history of Herbalogy and she became interested only in how to sell herbs. Public interest in the almost forgotten, former use of plants soon came alive again. This encouraged the first of six books on herbs as corrective medication, and a new service for the public as a consulting Herbalist. A decision of a number of well established social workers encouraged the opening of her first Culpeper House Limited. At the same time, 1927, at