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Matricaria chamomilla L.(Asteraceae) is a famous medicinal herb and it is sold all over the world. Traditional medicine uses it extensively to treat a wide range of illnesses, including infections, neuropsychiatric, respiratory, gastrointestinal, and liver ailments. Additionally, it has calming, antispasmodic, antibacterial, and antiemetic properties. Reports on the taxonomy, description of the botanical and ecological environment, ethnomedical applications, phytochemistry, biological and pharmacological properties, potential industrial applications, and encapsulation of M. chamomilla were thoroughly compiled and summarised in this review. On the other hand, phenolic substances such as phenolic acids, flavonoids, and coumarins predominated in M. chamomilla extracts. M. chamomilla also displayed several biological traits, including antioxidant, antibacterial, antifungal, anti-parasitic, insecticidal, anti-diabetic, anti-cancer, and anti-inflammatory actions. The biological activity of M. chamomilla can be improved, as well as its applications, by encapsulating the plant's essential oils or extracts. The results show that M. chamomilla's pharmacological actions support its traditional applications. The essential oils and extracts from M. chamomilla did indeed exhibit intriguing antioxidant, antibacterial, antifungal, anticancer, antidiabetic, antiparasitic, anti-inflammatory, antidepressant, antipyretic, anti-allergic, and analgesic effects. The medical use of M. chamomilla on people and animals was also its most significant use.