In 1898, galangal root was included in King's American Dispensatory where its effects on dyspepsia and as a digestive aid are elaborated. In addition to these actions Felter and Lloyd consider it a specific agent to relax the perineum and reduce the pain of hemorrhoids. Maude Grieve includes it in her classic text, "A modern Herbal" in 1931 where she considers galangal a stimulant and carminative, especially useful in flatulence, dyspepsia, vomiting and stomach sickness of any kind, including sea-sickness. She describes it as toning the tissues and often being useful in fevers, like most of our diaphoretic agents. She also comments on its use in cattle medicine and by the Arabs to make their horses fiery.