Dr Sheena Kalsi
The Times of the Remedies and Moon Phases reflects Dr. C.M. Boger’s deep clinical insight and years of hands-on experience in Homoeopathy. What sets this work apart is Dr. Boger’s unique emphasis on the time factor and the phases of the moon in influencing the effectiveness of remedies—a perspective born from his tireless exploration and dedication to improving patient outcomes.
This repertory offers a detailed understanding of how symptoms worsen or improve according to specific times of the day, months, seasons, and even phases of the moon. Particularly in the section on Moon Phases, he focused only on cases with clear cures, aiming to uncover the true significance of timing in remedy selection.
Through this innovative angle, Dr. Boger added a new dimension to homeopathic prescribing, one that appreciates not just the what of symptoms, but also the when.
PUBLICATION YEAR – 1931
TYPOGRAPHY- CAPITAL
Bold Roman
Ordinary Roman
PLAN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE BOOK
1.IN MEMORIUM – A detailed insight about the author’s life and contributions have been mentioned.
2.FOREWORD
Source: Own practical observation and long clinical experience
The idea: The particular time when a medicine manifests its full therapeutic action is of decisive importance and helps in selecting the similimum.
The work on ‘aggravations’ and ‘ameliorations’ appeared as an article in ‘The Zeistschrift des Berliner Vereines Homoeopaticher Aerzte (vol XXV), subsequently, it was translated, enlarged, and revised by the author.
3.ABBREVIATED NAMES OF MEDICINES AND THEIR FULL NAMES– 330 remedies and their abbreviations sited.
4.TIMES OF THE REMEDIES AND MOON PHASES
This section contains Time in clock hours starting from 1 A.M. till 12 Night.
5.THE TIMES WHICH CHARACTERIZE THE APPEARANCE AND AGGRAVATION OF THE SYMPTOMS AND THEIR REMEDIES
This section has: –
Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter
Fever- Chill and heat
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Periodicity |
20 subsections | Mind/Sensorium/Head/Eyes/Nose/Ears/Face/Teeth/Larynx/Stomach/Abdomen/Stool/Genitals/Respiratory Organs/Heart/Neck/Extremities/Skin/Sleep/Fever (Chill, quotidian, tertian, quartan) |
| During day | 25 subsections | Mind/Head/Eyes/Ears/Nose/Face/Teeth/Stomach/Abdomen/Stool/Anus/Urine/Male Sexual Organs/Female Sexual Organs/Larynx/Respiratory Organs/Heart/Neck/Back/Extremities/Upper Extremity/ Lower Extremity/Generalities/Sleep/Fever |
| Morning | 28 subsections | Mind/Head/Eyes/Ears/Nose/Face/Mouth/Taste/Throat/Stomach/Abdomen/Stool/Anus/Urinary organs/Urine/Male Sexual Organs/Female Sexual Organs/Larynx/RespiratoryOrgans/Heart/Neck/Back/Extremeties/Skin/Generalities/Sleep/Fever |
| Forenoon 9AM.to 12 NOON | 21 subsections | Mind/Sensorium/Head/Eyes/Ears/Face/Stomach/Abdomen/Rectum and anus/Stool/Urinaryorgans/Urine/RespiratoryOrgans/Heart/Neck/Back/Extremities/Lower Extremities/Sleep/Fever/Aggravation and amelioration in general. |
| Noon | 14 subsections | Mind/Sensorium/Head/Eyes/Nose/Face/Stomach/Abdomen/Rectum/Male Sexual Organs/ Respiratory Organs/Lower Extremities/Sleep/Fever |
| Afternoon 12- 6 P.M. | 28 subsections | Mind/Sensorium/Head/Eyes/Ears/Nose/Face/Teeth/Throat/Stomach/Abdomen/Rectum/Stool/Urinary organs/Urine/Male Sexual Organs/Female Sexual Organs/Larynx/RespiratoryOrgans/Heart/Chest/Neck/Back/Upper Extremities/Lower extremities/Generalities/Sleep/Fever |
| Evening 6 P.M to 9 P.M. | 29 subsections | Mind/Sensorium/Head/Eyes/Ears/Nose/Face/Mouth/Teeth/Throat/Stomach/Abdomen/Rectum and Anus/Stool/Urinary organs/Urine/Male Sexual Organs/Female Sexual Organs/Larynx/Respiratory Organs/Heart/Chest/Neck/Back/Upper Extremities/Lower extremities/Skin/Sleep/Fever |
| Night 9 P.M. to 4 A.M. | 30 subsections | Mind/Sensorium/Head/Eyes/Ears/Nose/Face/Mouth/Teeth/Throat/Stomach/Abdomen/Rectum and Anus/Stool/Urinary organs/Urine/Male Sexual Organs/Female SexualOrgans/Larynx/RespiratoryOrgans/Cough/Expectoration/Chest/Heart/Neck/Back/Extremeties/Skin/Sleep/Fever |
6.MOON PHASES:
Introduction: Dr. C.M. Boger came to his conclusion through careful observation and documentation over time. Whenever a patient reported significant improvement from a remedy, he noted the exact date and matched it with the corresponding moon phase—new moon, first quarter, full moon, or last quarter. By compiling and analyzing many such cases, he discovered patterns indicating that certain remedies were more frequently effective during specific moon phases.
He especially noticed that Phosphorus stood out, being prescribed successfully fifty-one times during the full moon, more than any other remedy. This led him to believe that moon phases may influence the effectiveness of remedies, offering an additional layer of insight in remedy selection. He encourages practitioners to ask patients when their symptoms worsen and check the lunar phase at that time to guide remedy choice—acknowledging it may not be definitive but can be a valuable tool.
Moon Phases – Table
This table shows how often certain remedies were successfully prescribed during moon phase.
The 186 remedies are arranged alphabetically starting from Acon. to Zinc-sulph.
How to Read:
The rows represent remedies e.g. Arsenic, Bell, Phosphorus etc.
The 4 Columns represent the moon phases: New Moon, First Quarter, Full Moon, and Last Quarter.
The Numbers in the column represent the count of successful prescriptions during that phase
Example: Arsenicum (Ars.)
- New Moon: 22 prescriptions
- First Quarter: 30 prescriptions
- Full Moon: 19 prescriptions
- Last Quarter: 15 prescriptions
This shows Arsenicum was most often effective during the First Quarter, followed by the New Moon.
This table helps practitioners see which remedies tend to work best during specific moon phases, offering an additional layer of insight in remedy selection. It reflects Boger’s belief in the possible connection between lunar rhythms and human health.
Moon Phases – Extract from a Letter of Dr. C.M. Boger
Dr. Boger explains that the Moon Phases table was created solely from clinically cured cases, to determine which remedies show a stronger curative effect during specific moon phases.
Phosphorus showed strong effectiveness around the Full Moon, but Dr. Boger emphasizes that other symptoms must still align—moon phase is just a confirmatory tool, not the sole deciding factor.
He clarifies that these prescriptions were made in the usual homeopathic way, and only afterward was the moon phase data correlated, making it a new but effective procedure.
Dr. Sheena Kalsi
MD(Scholar), G.H.M.C. Bhopal
Email : sheenakalsi11@gmail.com
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