Infantile malnutrion, a chronic disease, is caused by the impairment of the spleen and stomach, and the consumption of qi and body fluid due to improper" feeding or the, consequence of suffering from diseases. Clinically, the disease is marked by emaciation, sallow complexion, dried and withered hair, abnormal diet, listlessness or dysphoria. Infantile malnutrition refers to two conditions: one refers to the fact that the cause of disease is the impairmerit of the spleen and stomach due to excessive infantile ingestion of fat and sweet food; the other refers to the fact that the pathogenesis and symptoms are consumption of qi and body fluid, and emaciation respectively. Ancient physicians classified the infantile disease as one of the 4 major pediatric deseases. The disease is similar to "infantile malnutrition" and "vitamin deficiency" in modern medicine. The slow onset and long course of disease seriously affect infantile growth and development, possibly giving rise to several complications.