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Gravel Gertie. Gravel Gertie was a woman who lived in a gravel pit in a rural area outside Dick Tracy's city. She was depicted as extremely homely, with bulging eyes, crooked teeth, a wiry figure and a hairy upper lip. She also has two dark scars on her left forearm from an accident in a sawmill when she was young.
The entire gravel root herb, particularly its root, possesses diuretic, astringent, tonic and nervine properties. It is especially useful in treating the problems of the genitals, the urinary tract and the uterus. Gravel root is particularly useful for its actions as an energizer and diuretic. In addition it is also valuable for its astringent attributes. An herbal tea prepared with gravel root rhizome and leaves is employed to get rid of stones from the urinary system, to cure urinary incontinence (inability to restrain urine discharge) in children and impotence.