▁div ing ▁operations ▁ ▁Sof n ol ime ▁M SD S ▁Example ▁of ▁a ▁commercial ▁s oda ▁l ime ▁product ▁that ▁is ▁used ▁in ▁div ing ▁and ▁medicine ▁ ▁An ▁Introduction ▁to ▁Sof n ol ime ▁( Te chn ical ▁Article ) ▁ ▁Category : B ases ▁( chem istry ) ▁Category : H ydro x ides ▁Category : Cal ci um ▁comp ounds ▁Category : S od ium ▁comp ounds ▁Category : An est h etic ▁equipment ▁* ▁Category : C atal ysis <0x0A> </s> ▁Ast rag alus ▁c rot al aria e ▁is ▁a ▁species ▁of ▁mil kv etch ▁known ▁by ▁the ▁common ▁name ▁Sal ton ▁mil kv etch . ▁It ▁is ▁native ▁to ▁the ▁Colorado ▁Des ert ▁in ▁California ▁and ▁other ▁Son or an ▁Des ert s ▁in ▁Arizona ▁and ▁northern ▁Mexico . ▁It ▁grows ▁in ▁desert ▁scr ub ▁habitat , ▁including ▁the ▁Sal ton ▁S ink ▁in ▁the ▁Co ach ella ▁Valley . ▁ ▁Description ▁Ast rag alus ▁c rot al aria e ▁is ▁a ▁bush y ▁per enn ial ▁her b ▁growing ▁to ▁height s ▁between ▁ 1 5 ▁and ▁ 6 0 ▁cent im eters . ▁It ▁is ▁roughly ▁hair y ▁and ▁has ▁an ▁un ple asant ▁sc ent . ▁The ▁leaves ▁are ▁up ▁to ▁ 1 6 ▁cent im eters ▁long ▁and ▁are ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁several ▁pairs ▁of ▁thick ▁o val - sh aped ▁to ▁rounded ▁leaf lets . ▁The ▁open ▁infl ores c ence ▁be ars ▁up ▁to ▁ 2 5 ▁re dd ish