The invention discloses a water purifying agent. The water purifying agent is prepared from, by weight, 30-50 parts of Chinese herbal medicine residues, 15-30 parts of activated carbon, 15-20 parts of diatomite, 5-10 parts of bentonite, 5-10 parts of sodium silicate, 15-20 parts of aluminum sulfate, 5-10 parts of white Portland cement and 3-5 parts of gypsum. The water purifying agent has the advantages of being excellent in floculation effect, high in speed, environmentally friendly, free of toxicity, low in cost, wide in application range and the like, the effects of decoloration, deodorization, removal of ammonia nitrogen(NH4-N) and COD in water and the like are significant, the water purifying agent can be used for various water treatment engineering, aquaculture industries and water dispenser filter cores and can meet related requirements of daily life water purification and life and production of people.