AROMATIC WATERS Aromatic waters are the saturated solutions of volatile oils or other aromatic substances. Methods of preparation of aromatic waters: Distillation: Crude drug/material is placed in sufficient amount of purified water in flask. After heating water forms a steam which is condensed to obtain a condensate which contain aromatic principles. This method is expensive, tedious and time consuming. Examples: Orange flower water NF, Strong Rose water NF. Solution method: In this method, the volatile oil is shaken for 15 min with sufficient quantity (500 times) of water to make a solution. The resultant solution is kept aside for 12 hrs then filtered through wet filter paper. Examples: Dill water, Peppermint water, Chloroform water, Camphor water, etc. Alternate solution method: The volatile oil is mixed with an inert adsorptive material ( Talc, Kieselghur, purified siliceous earth) then 1 ltr of purified water is added and agitated for 10 min. Resulting solution is filtered
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