The present invention provides a method for modifying multiwall carbon nano tube, belonging to the field of nano technology. Said method includes the following several steps: (a), adding dried multiwall carbon nano tube raw material and strong oxidative acid into a flask, making ultrasonic treatment, heating, making reflux reaction under the condition of stirring, filtering, repeatedly washing to make the above-mentioned solution be reached to neutrality, vacuum drying so as to obtain acidified multiwall carbon nano tube; (b), adding the above-mentioned acidified multiwall carbon nano tube and acylacting agent into a flask, heating, making reflux reaction under the condition of stirring, filtering, reduced pressure distillation, vacuum drying so as to obtain the acylated multiwall carbon nano tube; and (c), adding the acylated multiwall carbon nano tube and dehydration reagent into flask, at the same time adding the solvent with aminophospholipid into said flask, making ultrasonic treatment, heating, making reflux reaction under the condition of stirring, filtering, repeatedly washing, vacuum drying so as to obtain the multiwall carbon nano tube modified by water-soluble phospholipids.