As traditional Chinese writing tools,brushes,inksticks,paper,and inkstones are carriers of national memory and have a profound cultural heritage.However,with the update and iteration of writing carriers,they have gradually moved away from the daily lives of modern people.For example,under the impact of ink,inksticks are almost discarded.However,as a treasure of Chinese culture,calligraphy plays an important role in recording culture and nurturing the body and mind,so measures should be taken to ensure its sustainable development.And through using inksticks for several thousand years,people has accumulated rich experience in the use of inksticks.Among them,the traditional and diverse medicinal inksticks have unique value.Against the backdrop of people's emphasis on physical and mental health and an aging population,the health culture centered on"nurturing the mind and body"is being valued,and the long-standing medicinal inkstick industry is expected to demonstrate its charm and enter a period of rapid development.Analyze the health-keeping value,protection and inheritance strategies of inksticks,and then provide some suggestions.