Steam distillation is a process used to extract essential oils and other volatile compounds from plants. The document is a presentation on steam distillation given by Swapnil G. Ugle, who is an M. Pharm. first year student at the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University in Nagpur. The presentation provides information on how steam distillation works to separate volatile aromatic compounds from plants.