Definition of Aromatic:
Carminatives and Aromatics (L. carminare, to expel wind) expel gases from the stomach and intestines by increasing peristalsis, stimulating the circulation, and relaxing the cardiac and pyloric orifices; also act as diffusible stimulants to the body and mind: cardamom seed, capsicum, ginger, peppermint, spearmint, cinnamon, nutmeg, lavender, calamus, orange, anise, caraway, coriander, fennel, pimenta, pepper, mustard, clove, asafetida, and volatile oil of each [Culbreth1927, pg 43].
Aromatics are medicines which have a grateful smell and an agreeable pungent taste [Brown1878; Meyer1932].
Carbon containing molecules that form closed rings that yield agreeable odors. (Can act as carminatives) [Sanchez BOTM680].
Volitile constiuents in the plants, used as adjavants. Helps with assimilation and digestion [Palmer2004].