This study was designed to investigate prescriptions and herbs for treating coughing In childhood(小兒咳嗽) with oriental medical literature. The results were summarized as follows; 1. 182 prescriptions and 212 herbs were used for healing coughing in childhood. 2. There are 12 cases which has the same name of prescription with different elements. Applied prescriptions can be recorded according to the number as follows. They are Samsoeum(蔘蘇飮) and Jeonglyukhwan, Ageosan(阿膠散), Gamgiltang(甘桔湯), Keumbichosan(金沸草散), Sabaeksan(瀉白散), Gilgyungtang(桔梗湯), Mahwangtang(麻黃湯), Baekbyungja(白餠子), Baeksanghwan(白祥丸). Boeunhwan, Whagaesan(華盖散) respectively. 3. Applied herbs can be recorded according to the number as follows. They are (杏仁), Radix glycyrrhizae(甘草), Rhizoma zingiberis(生薑), Rhizoma pinelliae(半夏), Radix ginseng(人蔘) Platycodi radix(桔梗), Mori cortex(桑白皮).