This comprehensive book gives a clear understanding if distilled plant waters - or hydrolats - and explains why they are therapeutic in many ways, although little has been written in the past to make clear their properties and clinical applications. This book details the nature, properties (where known) and nomenclature of hydrolats and gathers in one source the sure and sinsible facts about these distilled waters. Already used by aromatherapists interested in extending their therapeutic range, this book will provide all professional health therapists with the confidence to practise safely with a sure understanding of their value.