ABSTRACT
In their infant years, physically handicapped children have a tendency to develop infections, otitis media, tonsillitis and acute sinusitis repeatedly because their physical development is retarded and metabolism poor.<br>A combination of shosaiko-to and Shokenchu-to were prescribed to a 3-year-old boy with Down's syndrome. and a 2-year-old boy with cerebral palsy. They caught fewer colds, stopped contracting infections, and digestive symptoms were ameliorated. When the sho, or Kampo diagnostic procedure, was followed in the administration of the above combination or other Kampo formulas during infection remission, they were effective in improving weak constitutions.<br>When a combination of Shosaiko-to and Keishikashakuyaku-to were prescribed for a mantally handicapped 14-year-old boy who suffered from frequent colds and acute sinusitis, good results were obtained. Although the patient's physical development was normal, he became weak due to his poor basic physical habits, such as snacking, which arose from his retarded mental development.