Lime edible

Most people don't realize that edible lime needs to be mixed with a Virola resin to make this sniff active. It is also used to mix with Yopo seeds or betelnut. Hydrated lime is a dry powder obtained by treating quicklime with sufficient water to satisfy its chemical affinity for water, thereby converting the oxides to hydroxides.

Depending upon the type of quicklime used and the hydrating conditions employed, the amount of water in chemical combination varies. Hydrated lime, though only slightly soluble in water, forms suspensions easily; the resulting solution and suspension is strongly alkaline, possesing a PH of 12.