Homoeopathy is often referred to as a form of ‘alternative’ or ‘complementary’ medicine.
This results in the marginalization of homoeopathy and tends to equate allopathy with
medicine. In fact homoeopathy is a medical speciality and our semantics should reflect
this: There is a need to improve our courses and incoporate interdisciplinary topics.
The use of the terms dilution and potency is also discussed.
Key Words
Semantics - Alternative - Complementary - Allopathy - Speciality - Medical science
