Aromatic waters are clear, saturated solutions of aromatic substances, which may be volatile oils or volatile solids in water. They are mainly used as the vehicle for oral liquid preparations due to their flavoring properties, for example, peppermint water. Some aromatic waters have preservative action and hence they are used as menstrum to extract crude drugs, for example, chloroform water. Few aromatic waters have mild therapeutic action. Camphor water has carminative action and anise water has carminative and mild expectorant action. Aromatic waters are classified into two types, namely simple and concentrated aromatic waters.