For a softening cough for children.

 Are expectorant herbs using are Althea, anise, coltsfoot . Roots of Althea remedies calming an obsessive cough in tracheitis as 2 tbl.sp. of roots adding in glass of water, give for children hot or warm by gulps slowly. Till 3 y.old one tea.sp., from 3 to 6-7 is one dessert so. Schoolers on 1/4 glass for 2-3 times/day. Parents  are informed about ammonia-anise drops as in cough from pharmacy, using for 3-4times/day in cough with a sugar piece dripping , as one-year-old  is one drop to drip, 2 y.old are 2 drops, three are 3, as by formula , by child s age. Of anise fruits one tea.sp. in glass of water and give for children till 3 y.old one tea.sp, from 3-7 one dessert sp, schoolers  is  one tbl.sp. for 3-4 times/day before half hours till meal. And this infusion not just expectorating, but laxative effects having, if a bowel disordered, thus better give coltsfoot infusion. 

In cough, hoarseness.

After 3 .y.old, use steam inhalations, and effectivity from procedure rising with herbs. In enamel pot add one tea.sp. of coltsfoot, leonurus,  eucaliptus, add 2 glasses of the hot water and cook infusion. Filter, and half of glass use warm, for three times/day for children till school age one dessert.sp, after 6-7 y.old give one tbl.sp, other use for inhalations. Warm infusion, add in rubber heating pad and to put her bell to mouth, and to nose offering breathing deeply.  And on the  begin you are trying self doing,as showing to him, and checking ,that steam is a not must to be a hot , inhalations doing for 2-3 times/day as after daily sleep,  and for the night, continuate procedure are 3-5 min.

 And for children's who are often having respiratory diseases adding gymnastic, as children's will better tune for gymnastic, if at room refreshing with infusions  of fragaria vesca leafs, ash berry red, black currant are 2 tea.sp. , poplar buds one tea.sp, adding 2 glasses of the hot water , infuse in thermos for 6 hours, or within a night. And sprinkle room with sprayer, or keeping in opened dish. About a room s plants, that moisturizing air, secreting essential oils, they are also healing. And by observing are geranium smell having calming effect, enjoying your eyes are Uzambara violas, an own healing juice offers aloe. But attention, that a  few  room s herbs are harmful to you, thus avoiding keeping at home oleander, in a children's causing allergy.