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Open to the public since 1983, Castle Remedies is a primary source for homeopathy in Michigan. We stock over a thousand homeopathic remedies listed in the Materia Medica, potentized from 3X to CM, as well as a large variety of homeopathic combination products and topical preparations.
In addition, we provide you with botanical and nutritional supplements that have been researched and assayed for purity and potency and found to be of the highest quality. We provide a full line of herbal tinctures, flower essences and aromatherapy oils. Visitors are often surprised and delighted to find that we also carry beautiful, unique jewelry and gifts as well.
At Castle Remedies, we encourage people to be proactive about their health. We are happy to assist you in working with your health care provider. Come visit us and meet our friendly, knowledgeable staff. We are proud to serve the Ann Arbor area and beyond. We offer shipping services within the USA.
Castle Remedies works with practitioners in our building, the Parkway Center, as well as practitioners in all of southeast Michigan and beyond. Castle Remedies does not have healthcare practitioners on staff, but we can certainly refer you to ones in the Ann Arbor area. If you live elsewhere, we can direct you to resources that can help you find a holistic healthcare practitioner in your area.
We fill prescriptions from local, national and international practitioners. Prescriptions may be submitted by e-mail, (info@castleremedies.com), over the phone (734-973-8990), fax (734-973-0316) or by mail (2345 S. Huron Pkwy, Ann Arbor, MI 48104). Practitioners will need to submit an application and be approved before we can dispense prescription-only remedies on their behalf.
At Castle Remedies, we have a small and close-knit team. Our values include treating each other with respect and kindness while working together in harmony to best serve you! We are united by a love for animals and an interest in holistic medicine.
Caitlin has enjoyed working at Castle Remedies since 2012. She is the store manager, webmaster and author of the weekly email newsletter. Caitlin is an herbalist who has studied with David Winston and Jim McDonald. She teaches classes at Castle, including Introduction to Homeopathy and Herbs for Michigan Gardeners. She is also a volunteer coordinator of the annual Great Lakes Herb Faire. In her free time, she enjoys gardening, cooking, and reading. Caitlin is pictured with her pet baby, Bernie (Luna the cat and Daisy the dog were unavailable at the time).
Karen began working at Castle Remedies in 2014. She is one of our two buyers and is in charge of keeping our homeopathic pharmacy stocked. She fields requests for rare and unusual remedies, researches availability, and makes the connection happen. You can rest easy in her care! She enjoys coffee, crossword puzzles, and spending time with family. Karen has an adorable pet turtle named Merlin and maintains a live "turtle cam" which provides constant entertainment for the staff. Merlin loves swimming and basking under her heat lamp. Merlin does not enjoy being picked up or otherwise bothered.
Taj started working at Castle Remedies early in 2017. She is our second buyer and works diligently to keep your favorite products in stock, including our fabulous gifts and jewelry. She has excellent taste in many things, including picking out the coolest, prettiest, and most elegant gifts and jewelry. Taj enjoys watching comedy shows, spending time with her family, listening to music, and daydreaming about taking naps (she never actually has time to nap, though). She is pictured with her dog Kermit, whose hobbies include eating things that he really shouldn't be eating, and mediating disputes between the two cats he lives with: Squeakers and Edward.
It's said that wherever Gwen goes, the sound of laughter follows. They excel at personalized customer service, going above and beyond with complementary knock-knock jokes. Gwen lives with their two rescued pet cockatiels, Rupee and Sprinkles, who are trust-trained, fully flighted and super cuddly. In their free time, Gwen enjoys playing guitar, writing, crafting fiber arts, and roaming the land foraging for mushrooms. Some of Gwen's personal goals include finding peace in sustainability and being an active member in their community.
Natalie is an Ann Arbor native who joined our team early on in 2020. She is pictured with Ruki (Ruki’s sister, Reya, was not in the mood for a group photo). Natalie is a jack of all trades, helping to answer the phone, receive shipments, process orders, and stock the pharmacy. She is especially good at arranging the jewelry cases in a dazzling fashion. Her favorite part about working at Castle is the people. She says that coming to work feels like hanging out with good friends all day. Natalie was drawn to holistic medicine after living with chronic illness and is currently attending college to become a dietician. Her hobbies include growing
and cooking food, coming up with new recipes, and incorporating local, fresh,
seasonal produce.
After attempting to get everyone in one picture, Shirlina compromised with a photo collage of herself and her 6 kitties: (from top left to right) Mikey, Patches, Pudly, Sir "Buddy" Chesterfield, Trixie and Sophie. Trixie is the baby and Buddy is a tripod! In her spare time, Shirlina is passionate about reading and writing. Music is an all-time love of hers, whether it's listening, singing, or playing. She also enjoys making artsy and crafty things. Shirlina became interested in holistic medicine early on through her reading and research habits. In 6th grade, she read "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn," which led her to discover that the University of Michigan used to have a homeopathic hospital. Her interest took root and grew from there!
It all began in the early 1980s when Dr. Lev Linkner was establishing his medical practice in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He wanted his patients to have easy access to high quality nutritional supplements and homeopathic remedies. Thus, Castle Remedies started its life as a humble shelf in Dr. Linkner's medical office on Liberty Street. From there, Castle grew bigger and bigger, eventually taking on a life of its own, growing and evolving into the store you know and love.
Dr. Lev Linkner is a holistic medical doctor with a family practice located in the Parkway Center in Ann Arbor. His office is on the second floor, right above Castle Remedies. He has been involved with holistic medicine for over 45 years and in solo practice for over 30 years. Our selection of supplements is curated by Dr. Linkner based on actual clinical effectiveness and evidence-based research.
"Our team is dedicated to serving our patients with love. By using a variety of tools, including Herbal medicine, Homeopathy, nutritional supplements, relaxation techniques, lifestyle techniques and conventional medicine we hope to help you become as healthy as possible. We believe in the wisdom of nature, and at the same time individuality. We also think that it is best to use natural methods as much possible rather than just suppressing symptoms. Lifestyle is the key to good health. We strive to help each person achieve optimal health! Therefore, by combining the best of Holistic and conventional medicine we can achieve the best results for you." Visit Dr. Linkner's Website
Located at 2345 South Huron Parkway in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the Parkway Center is home to a wide variety of holistic health care practitioners including chiropractic, dentistry, holistic family medical practice, gynecology, herbal medicine, homeopathy, massage therapy, naturopathy, nutrition, psychotherapy & counseling, and reiki. To learn more about the holistic practitioners located at the Parkway Center, visit our Practitioners page. Each practitioner is independent in their practice and can be contacted directly to set up an appointment. Castle Remedies is located in the basement level of the Parkway Center.
The Parkway Center was established in 1987 by Dr. Lev (Edward) Linkner and Dr. Dennis Chernin. It is a very charming and unique medical center with an interesting story - especially for those who are passionate about the history of Ann Arbor. Read on to learn about the history behind the two Victorian houses that make up the Parkway Center.
The two landmark Queen Anne houses were among 75 buildings recognized with markers during Ann Arbor's sesquicentennial celebration in 1974. Although they were not located in a historic district, they were considered significant buildings for a proposed downtown historic landmarks project, according to the Ann Arbor Historic District Commission.
Circa 1890. Originally located at 410 S. Main Street.
"The house was begun in 1889 for Martin and Pauline (Bender) Haller. Martin's father, Jacob, a skilled and inventive watchmaker, came to Michigan in 1854. He worked in the booming lumbering areas of the Upper Peninsula to earn enough money to bring his family from Wurttemberg to Ann Arbor and open a jewelry store on Huron Street in 1858. The elder son, George, carried on the family business, but Martin and John G. Koch founded the furniture company of Koch and Haller, which later became the Haller Furniture Company. The firm was bought out by Jacobson's after a disastrous fire in the 1960s.
This nine-room Queen Anne house of wood frame construction, like the Laubengayer house next door, is a gem of the Victorian era left behind in a changing urban scene. The iron tower ornaments, or finials, provided a touch of elegance to late nineteenth century buildings. The finials at 410 and 416 South main Street are two of over twenty styles shown in the 1899 catalogue of the E.T. Barnum Company of Detroit. The interior of the house was remodeled somewhat since its purchase in 1975 by DeLoof and Associates Realtors."
(Article and picture from the Ann Arbor Historic District Commission, 1977)
Mid 1880s. Originally located at 416 S. Main St.
"This is one of the best preserved of Ann Arbor's fine Queen Anne homes. Both the interior and exterior are in "mint" condition. Except for some modernization of the kitchen and baths, the inside, including beautiful oak woodwork and a staircase with the original gas light on the newel post, remains unchanged. An unusual feature which remains today is the carriage step from the north side of the porch.
The house was built by Jacob Laubengayer, who was born in Scio Township in 1840. Jacob's father, J.G. Laubengayer, emigrated from Germany in 1830 and prospered on his Scio farm. Jacob learned the butchering trade, becoming the proprietor of a popular meat market on South Main Street in Ann Arbor. He, his wife Mary, and their child, Olga, moved into the new home in the mid 1880s. They rode out in a fine carriage and their home and gardens were a delight to the eye for many years.
Jacob died in [the early 1900's] but Mary lived in the family home until 1919. The house was purchased in 1920 by Lewis and Myrtie (Forshee) Nixon who moved with their young children, Don and Betty, from a 260 acre farm on Nixon Road. Lewis was the son of Nathon Nixon, whose pioneering father, John Nixon, had come to Ann Arbor Township in the 1920s to farm 160 acres and keep a public house on the road to Detroit. In 1977, Mrs. Nixon still owned this house and her children owned the family farm on Nixon Road.
(Article and picture from the Ann Arbor Historic District Commission, 1977)
Sunday, June 21 1987:Two historic Queen Anne houses journeyed from South Main Street to their new home on Huron Parkway in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The photos in this album were taken by Dr. Lev Linkner and digitized by Castle Remedies.
View the Entire GalleryA friend of Dr. Linkner videotaped the move. In 2013, Ann Arbor's Priceless Photo Preservation digitized this footage and produced the following video of this memorable occasion.
