The invention discloses an attapulgite ceramic mud with an air purifying function. The technical scheme is characterized in that the attapulgite ceramic mud with the air purifying function consists of pasty attapulgite clay, an attapulgite constant humidity conditioner, a natural ore absorption filtering agent, biota tops, alumina silicate fiber, polyacrylamide and water. The preparation method comprises the following steps: mixing ingredients and stirring them; then feeding the mixture to a ball mill, and carrying out wet ball milling; carrying out staleness processing on the slurry subjected to ball milling so as to form a semi-product; and extruding the semi-product into a blocky substance and packaging the semi-product to form a finished product which has the advantages of better adhesion, plasticity, fire resistance and thermal stability. A pottery prepared by using the attapulgite ceramic mud with the air purifying function contains a large amount of micropores and activated carbon, has the characteristics of small contractibility rate, no crack, no deformation and good absorption property, and can effectively absorb harmful substances, such as formaldehyde, ammonia, benzene and the like, in air, be environmental-friendly and promote human health. The attapulgite ceramic mud is suitable for producing the ceramic artware with the air purifying function.