论曰香港脚痹弱者，营卫俱虚也。内经谓营气虚则不仁，卫气虚则不用，营卫俱虚，故不
仁不用。其状令人痹不知痛，弱不能举，本由肾虚而得。故苏氏云，香港脚之为病，本因肾虚。
千金曰，肾受阴湿即寒痹。
治恶风毒，香港脚痹弱。麻黄汤方
麻黄（去根节汤煮掠去沫一两） 防风（去叉） 当归（切焙） 赤茯苓（去黑皮各三
两） 升
麻芎 白术 芍药 麦门冬（去心焙） 黄芩（去黑心） 桂（去粗皮） 甘草（炙锉
各二两）
上一十三味。粗捣筛，每服五钱匕，水一盏，酒半盏，入大枣一枚劈破，煎至一盏。去
滓温服，日三夜一。
治香港脚痹弱。独活汤方
独活（去芦头四两） 附子（炮裂去皮脐一两） 大豆（炒） 当归（切焙） 赤茯苓
（去黑皮
各二两） 芍药（三
上一十二味。锉如麻豆，每服三钱匕，水一盏，酒半盏，煎至六分，去滓温服。日三夜
一。
治香港脚痹弱。防风汤方
防风（去叉） 甘草（炙锉） 独活（去芦头） 茵芋（炙） 葛根 芎 （各二两） 细
辛（去
麻黄（去根
心三两）
上一十六味。锉如麻豆，每服三钱匕，水一大盏，入生姜三片，同煎至七分。去滓温服，
日三夜一。
治香港脚痹弱。防风麻黄汤方
防风（去叉） 麻黄（去根节汤煮掠去沫） 独活（去芦头） 秦艽（去苗土各三两） 当
归（
（去心） 石
上一十五味。粗捣筛，每服五钱匕，水一盏半，入生姜三片，煎至八分。去滓连三服，
衣复取微汗。
治香港脚痹弱。防己汤方
防己 秦艽（去苗土） 葛根（各二两） 桂（去粗皮一两半） 陈橘皮（汤浸去白焙）
麻黄（去根节汤煮掠去沫各三两） 甘草（炙锉一两半） 杏仁（汤浸去皮尖双仁炒八十枚）
上八味。粗捣筛，每服五钱匕，水一盏半，入生姜三片，煎至七分。去滓温服、日三，
衣复出汗。
治身体微肿，心胸痞满，壮热，小腹重，两脚痹弱。小鳖甲汤方
鳖甲（醋炙去裙 ） 升麻 黄芩（去黑心） 麻黄（去根节汤煮掠去沫焙） 羚羊角
（镑）
仁炒二两）
上九味。粗捣筛，每服五钱匕，水一盏半，入薤白三茎，同煎至七分。去滓温服，日三
夜一。
治香港脚风虚痹弱。人参汤方
人参 防风（去叉各二两） 芍药（锉） 甘草（炙锉） 当归（切焙各一两半） 赤
茯苓（去
黑皮半两） 肉苁蓉（去皴皮酒浸一宿切焙） 黄 （锉各二两） 陈橘皮（汤浸去白焙） 桂
（去
粗皮） 龙骨（各一两）
上一十一味。粗捣筛，每服三钱匕，水一盏半，入大枣一枚劈破，生姜二片，同煎至一
盏。去滓服，日三夜一。
治风痹脚弱，手足拘挛痹弱，小腹紧急，不能食，五劳七伤，肾气不足。内补石槲散方
秦艽
叉） 细辛（
去苗叶） 杜仲（去粗皮锉炒） 莽草（炙各二两） 当归（锉焙四两）
上一十五味。捣罗为散，每服二钱匕，温酒调下，日三夜一。
治风毒、心腹虚胀，香港脚痹弱，不能行步。枳实汤方
枳实（去瓤麸炒） 草豆蔻 杉木节（锉） 大腹（锉） 青橘皮（汤浸去白焙） 白
术（各一
两）
上六味。粗捣筛，每服五钱匕，水一盏半，入生姜三片，煎至一盏。去滓食前温服、日
三。
治香港脚风湿痹不仁，不能行。侧子酒方
侧子（炮裂去皮脐二两） 金牙（三两） 牛膝 丹参 山茱萸 蒴 杜仲（去粗皮）
石
槲（各三两） 防风（去叉） 干姜（炮锉） 椒（去目及闭口者炒出汗） 细辛（去苗） 独
活（去
芦头） 秦艽（去苗土） 桂（去粗皮各一两） 芎 当归 白术 茵芋 五加皮 薏苡
仁（各
二两）
上二十一味。锉如麻豆，绢袋盛，以酒三斗浸七宿，初服一盏，渐加盏数，不拘时候。
治香港脚风痹，缓弱无力。食栗方
生栗
上一味。每旦取三二十颗食之，次食猪肾粥佳。
治香港脚痹弱，头目眩冒筋急。黑豆酒方
黑豆（炒二升）
上一味，以酒一斗浸，密复瓶口，经三宿，随性饮。常令酒力相续。
治风痹脚弱，或两胫小，行步艰难。豉酒方
豉（蒸曝干一大升）
上一味。内净瓷瓶中，以无灰酒五升，浸三宿。随性饮之。
治香港脚痹弱，不能行步。牛膝丸方
牛膝（酒浸切焙） 独活（去芦头） 桂（去粗皮各三分） 丹参 石槲（去根） 牡
丹（去心）
锉） 白蒺藜（炒
各二两） 麻黄（去根节半两）
上一十三味。捣罗为末，炼蜜和丸，如梧桐子大。每日空腹温酒下三十丸，日午再服。
论述说：香港脚痹弱，是由于营气和卫气都虚弱所致。《内经》说：营气虚则身体麻木不仁，卫气虚则肢体不能运动，营卫两虚，所以既麻木又不运动。其症状表现为肢体麻痹不知疼痛，软弱无力无法抬起，根本原因在于肾虚。所以苏氏说，香港脚这种病，根本原因是肾虚。《千金方》说，肾受到阴湿侵袭就会发生寒痹。
治疗恶风毒邪、香港脚痹弱的麻黄汤方：
麻黄（去掉根和节，用水煮后撇去浮沫，一两）、防风（去掉叉枝）、当归（切片焙干）、赤茯苓（去掉黑皮，各三两）、升麻、川芎、白术、芍药、麦门冬（去掉心焙干）、黄芩（去掉黑心）、桂枝（去掉粗皮）、甘草（炙过锉碎，各二两）。
以上十三味药。捣碎筛粗末，每次服用五钱匕，加水一盏，加酒半盏，放入一枚劈开的大枣，煎至一盏量。去掉药渣，温服，白天三次，夜间一次。
治疗香港脚痹弱的独活汤方：
独活（去掉芦头四两）、附子（炮裂去皮脐一两）、大豆（炒制）、当归（切片焙干）、赤茯苓（去掉黑皮，各二两）、芍药（三两）……（原文此处有缺漏，依上下文推断为其他药材及剂量，但根据提取规则只提取明确出现的实体，故此处仅翻译可见部分）
以上十二味药。锉碎如麻豆大小，每次服用三钱匕，加水一盏，加酒半盏，煎至六分。去掉药渣，温服，白天三次，夜间一次。
治疗香港脚痹弱的防风汤方：
防风（去掉叉枝）、甘草（炙过锉碎）、独活（去掉芦头）、茵芋（炙制）、葛根、川芎（各二两）、细辛（去掉苗叶三两）……（原文此处有缺漏）
以上十六味药。锉碎如麻豆大小，每次服用三钱匕，加水一大盏，放入生姜三片，同煎至七分。去掉药渣，温服，白天三次，夜间一次。
治疗香港脚痹弱的防风麻黄汤方：
防风（去掉叉枝）、麻黄（去掉根节，用水煮后撇去浮沫）、独活（去掉芦头）、秦艽（去掉苗土，各三两）、当归（……）……（原文此处有缺漏）
以上十五味药。捣碎筛粗末，每次服用五钱匕，加水一盏半，放入生姜三片，煎至八分。去掉药渣，连续服用三次，盖衣被取微汗。
治疗香港脚痹弱的防己汤方：
防己、秦艽（去掉苗土）、葛根（各二两）、桂枝（去掉粗皮一两半）、陈皮（用水浸泡去掉白瓤焙干）、麻黄（去掉根节，用水煮后撇去浮沫，各三两）、甘草（炙过锉碎一两半）、杏仁（用水浸泡去掉皮尖双仁炒制八十枚）。
以上八味药。捣碎筛粗末，每次服用五钱匕，加水一盏半，放入生姜三片，煎至七分。去掉药渣，温服，白天三次，盖衣被出汗。
治疗身体轻微浮肿，心胸痞闷胀满，高热，小腹沉重，两脚痹弱的小鳖甲汤方：
鳖甲（醋炙去掉裙边）、升麻、黄芩（去掉黑心）、麻黄（去掉根节，用水煮后撇去浮沫焙干）、羚羊角（镑成薄片）……（原文此处有缺漏）
以上九味药。捣碎筛粗末，每次服用五钱匕，加水一盏半，放入薤白三茎，同煎至七分。去掉药渣，温服，白天三次，夜间一次。
治疗香港脚风虚痹弱的人参汤方：
人参、防风（去掉叉枝，各二两）、芍药（锉碎）、甘草（炙过锉碎）、当归（切片焙干，各一两半）、赤茯苓（去掉黑皮半两）、肉苁蓉（去掉皱皮，用酒浸泡一夜切片焙干）、黄芪（锉碎，各二两）、陈皮（用水浸泡去掉白瓤焙干）、桂枝（去掉粗皮）、龙骨（各一两）。
以上十一味药。捣碎筛粗末，每次服用三钱匕，加水一盏半，放入一枚劈开的大枣，生姜二片，同煎至一盏。去掉药渣服用，白天三次，夜间一次。
治疗风痹脚弱，手足拘挛痹弱，小腹紧急，不能进食，五劳七伤，肾气不足的内补石槲散方：
秦艽（……）……（原文此处有缺漏）
以上十五味药。捣碎过筛制成散剂，每次服用二钱匕，用温酒调服，白天三次，夜间一次。
治疗风毒、心腹虚胀，香港脚痹弱，不能行走的枳实汤方：
枳实（去掉瓤麸炒）、草豆蔻、杉木节（锉碎）、大腹皮（锉碎）、青橘皮（用水浸泡去掉白瓤焙干）、白术（各一两）。
以上六味药。捣碎筛粗末，每次服用五钱匕，加水一盏半，放入生姜三片，煎至一盏。去掉药渣，饭前温服，白天三次。
治疗香港脚风湿痹阻麻木不仁，不能行走的侧子酒方：
侧子（炮裂去皮脐二两）、金牙（三两）、牛膝、丹参、山茱萸、蒴藋、杜仲（去掉粗皮）、石槲（各三两）、防风（去掉叉枝）、干姜（炮制锉碎）、花椒（去掉目及闭口者炒出油）、细辛（去掉苗）、独活（去掉芦头）、秦艽（去掉苗土）、桂枝（去掉粗皮，各一两）、川芎、当归、白术、茵芋、五加皮、薏苡仁（各二两）。
以上二十一味药。锉碎如麻豆大小，用绢袋盛装，用酒三斗浸泡七个夜晚。初次服用一盏，逐渐增加盏数，不拘泥于特定时间。
治疗香港脚风痹，缓弱无力的食栗方：
生栗子。
以上一味药。每天早晨取三二十颗食用，随后吃猪肾粥更好。
治疗香港脚痹弱，头晕目眩筋脉拘急的黑豆酒方：
黑豆（炒制二升）。
以上一味药，用酒一斗浸泡，严密覆盖瓶口，经过三个夜晚，随性情饮用。常使酒力接续不断。
治疗风痹脚弱，或者两小腿细小，行走艰难的豉酒方：
豆豉（蒸晒干燥一大升）。
以上一味药。放入干净的瓷瓶中，用无灰酒五升，浸泡三个夜晚。随性情饮用。
治疗香港脚痹弱，不能行走的牛膝丸方：
牛膝（酒浸切片焙干）、独活（去掉芦头）、桂枝（去掉粗皮，各三分）、丹参、石槲（去掉根）、牡丹（去掉心）……（原文此处有缺漏）
以上十三味药。捣碎过筛制成粉末，用炼蜜调和做成丸药，如梧桐子大小。每天空腹用温酒送下三十丸，中午再服一次。
Commentary states: Hong Kong Jiao (Gouty Arthritis) with numbness and weakness is caused by the deficiency of both Ying (Nutrient Qi) and Wei (Defensive Qi). The *Neijing* (Classic of Internal Medicine) states: Deficiency of Ying Qi leads to insensibility (numbness), while deficiency of Wei Qi leads to inability to move. When both Ying and Wei are deficient, there is both insensibility and immobility. Its presentation causes numbness without pain sensation, and weakness preventing lifting of limbs; fundamentally, it arises from Kidney deficiency. Thus, Su Shi stated that the root cause of Hong Kong Jiao is Kidney deficiency. The *Qianjin Fang* (Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Gold) states that when the Kidney is affected by Yin-dampness, cold Bi syndrome occurs.
**Mahuang Tang (Ephedra Decoction)** for treating惡风毒 (malignant wind-toxin) and Hong Kong Jiao with numbness and weakness.
Ingredients: Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba, remove roots and joints, boil in water and skim off foam, 1 liang), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix, remove forked branches), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, slice and roast), Chifuling (Poria Cocos with Red Cortex, remove black skin, each 3 liang), Shengma (Cimicifugae Rhizoma), Xiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Shaoyao (Paeoniae Radix), Maimendong (Ophiopogonis Radix, remove heart and roast), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix, remove black heart), Gui (Cinnamomi Ramulus, remove coarse bark), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, honey-fried and crushed, each 2 liang).
Preparation: The above thirteen ingredients are coarsely pounded and sifted. Take 5 qianbi per dose, add 1 zhen of water and half a zhen of wine, include one split Dazao (Jujubae Fructus), decoct until 1 zhen remains. Strain and take warm, three times during the day and once at night.
**Duhuo Tang (Angelicae Pubescentis Decoction)** for treating Hong Kong Jiao with numbness and weakness.
Ingredients: Duhuo (Angelicae Pubescentis Radix, remove rhizome, 4 liang), Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata, roasted, cracked, remove peel and navel, 1 liang), Dadou (Sojae Semen), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, slice and roast), Chifuling (Poria Cocos with Red Cortex, remove black skin, each 2 liang), Shaoyao (Paeoniae Radix, 3 liang)... [Text incomplete].
Preparation: The above twelve ingredients are cut like hemp seeds. Take 3 qianbi per dose, add 1 zhen of water and half a zhen of wine, decoct until 60% remains. Strain and take warm, three times during the day and once at night.
**Fangfeng Tang (Saposhnikoviae Decoction)** for treating Hong Kong Jiao with numbness and weakness.
Ingredients: Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix, remove forked branches), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, honey-fried and crushed), Duhuo (Angelicae Pubescentis Radix, remove rhizome), Yinyu (Ilicis Cornuti Folium, roasted), Gegen (Puerariae Lobatae Radix), Xiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma, each 2 liang), Xixin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma, remove seedlings, 3 liang)... [Text incomplete].
Preparation: The above sixteen ingredients are cut like hemp seeds. Take 3 qianbi per dose, add one large zhen of water and three slices of Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens), decoct together until 70% remains. Strain and take warm, three times during the day and once at night.
**Fangfeng Mahuang Tang (Saposhnikoviae and Ephedra Decoction)** for treating Hong Kong Jiao with numbness and weakness.
Ingredients: Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix, remove forked branches), Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba, remove roots and joints, boil in water and skim off foam), Duhuo (Angelicae Pubescentis Radix, remove rhizome), Qinjiao (Gentianae Macrophyllae Radix, remove seedlings and soil, each 3 liang), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix)... [Text incomplete].
Preparation: The above fifteen ingredients are coarsely pounded and sifted. Take 5 qianbi per dose, add 1.5 zhen of water and three slices of Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens), decoct until 80% remains. Strain and take continuously for three doses, cover with clothing to induce slight sweating.
**Fangji Tang (Stephaniae Tetrandrae Decoction)** for treating Hong Kong Jiao with numbness and weakness.
Ingredients: Fangji (Stephaniae Tetrandrae Radix), Qinjiao (Gentianae Macrophyllae Radix, remove seedlings and soil), Gegen (Puerariae Lobatae Radix, each 2 liang), Gui (Cinnamomi Ramulus, remove coarse bark, 1.5 liang), Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, soak in water, remove white pith and roast), Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba, remove roots and joints, boil in water and skim off foam, each 3 liang), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, honey-fried and crushed, 1.5 liang), Xingren (Pruni Armeniacae Semen, soak in water, remove skins and tips, double-kernel, roasted, 80 pieces).
Preparation: The above eight ingredients are coarsely pounded and sifted. Take 5 qianbi per dose, add 1.5 zhen of water and three slices of Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens), decoct until 70% remains. Strain and take warm, three times a day, cover with clothing to induce sweating.
**Xiao Biejia Tang (Small Softshell Turtle Shell Decoction)** for treating slight body edema, chest and epigastric fullness/stuffiness, high fever, heaviness in the lower abdomen, and numbness/weakness in both legs.
Ingredients: Biejia (Testudinis Carapax et Plastrum, vinegar-roasted, remove skirt-like edges), Shengma (Cimicifugae Rhizoma), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix, remove black heart), Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba, remove roots and joints, boil in water and skim off foam, then roast), Lingyangjiao (Saigae Tataricae Cornu, shaved)... [Text incomplete].
Preparation: The above nine ingredients are coarsely pounded and sifted. Take 5 qianbi per dose, add 1.5 zhen of water and three stems of Xiebai (Allii Macrostemonis Bulbus), decoct together until 70% remains. Strain and take warm, three times during the day and once at night.
**Renshen Tang (Ginseng Decoction)** for treating Hong Kong Jiao wind-deficiency with numbness and weakness.
Ingredients: Renshen (Ginseng Radix), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix, remove forked branches, each 2 liang), Shaoyao (Paeoniae Radix, crushed), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, honey-fried and crushed), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, slice and roast, each 1.5 liang), Chifuling (Poria Cocos with Red Cortex, remove black skin, 0.5 liang), Roucongrong (Cynomorphii Herba, remove wrinkled skin, soak in wine overnight, slice and roast), Huangqi (Astragali Radix, crushed, each 2 liang), Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, soak in water, remove white pith and roast), Gui (Cinnamomi Ramulus, remove coarse bark), Longgu (Fossilia Ossis Mastodi et Scapulae, each 1 liang).
Preparation: The above eleven ingredients are coarsely pounded and sifted. Take 3 qianbi per dose, add 1.5 zhen of water, one split Dazao (Jujubae Fructus), and two slices of Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens), decoct until 1 zhen remains. Strain and take, three times during the day and once at night.
**Neibu Shihu San (Internal Tonifying Shihu Powder)** for treating Wind-Bi with leg weakness, spasm and numbness of hands and feet, urgency in the lower abdomen, anorexia, five exhausters and seven injuries, and insufficiency of Kidney Qi.
Ingredients: Qinjiao (Gentianae Macrophyllae Radix)... [Text incomplete].
Preparation: The above fifteen ingredients are pounded and sieved into powder. Take 2 qianbi per dose, mix with warm wine and swallow, three times during the day and once at night.
**Zhishi Tang (Immature Bitter Orange Decoction)** for treating wind-toxin, empty distension of heart and abdomen, Hong Kong Jiao with numbness and weakness, and inability to walk.
Ingredients: Zhishi (Aurantii Fructus Immaturus, remove pulp and bran-roast), Caodoukou (Cardamomi Fructus), Shanmu Jie (Taxodium Distichum Nodes, crushed), Dafup (Arecae Pericarpium, crushed), Qingju Pi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Viride, soak in water, remove white pith and roast), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, each 1 liang).
Preparation: The above six ingredients are coarsely pounded and sifted. Take 5 qianbi per dose, add 1.5 zhen of water and three slices of Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens), decoct until 1 zhen remains. Strain and take warm before meals, three times a day.
**Cizi Jiu (Side-Root Aconite Wine)** for treating Hong Kong Jiao wind-damp Bi with insensibility and inability to walk.
Ingredients: Cizi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata, roasted, cracked, remove peel and navel, 2 liang), Jinya (Chrysolithus, 3 liang), Niuxi (Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix), Danshen (Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix), Shanzhuyu (Corni Fructus), Shuodia (Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae Caulis), Duzhong (Eucommiae Cortex, remove coarse bark), Shihu (Drymariae Herba, each 3 liang), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix, remove forked branches), Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma, roasted and crushed), Jiao (Zanthoxyli Fructus, remove eyes and closed-mouth ones, roast until oil appears), Xixin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma, remove seedlings), Duhuo (Angelicae Pubescentis Radix, remove rhizome), Qinjiao (Gentianae Macrophyllae Radix, remove seedlings and soil), Gui (Cinnamomi Ramulus, remove coarse bark, each 1 liang), Xiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Yinyu (Ilicis Cornuti Folium), Wujia Pi (Acanthopanacis Cortex), Yiyiren (Coicis Semen, each 2 liang).
Preparation: The above twenty-one ingredients are cut like hemp seeds, placed in a silk bag, and soaked in 3 dou of wine for seven nights. Start with 1 zhen, gradually increase the amount, no specific time restrictions.
**Shi Li Fang (Eat Chestnut Method)** for treating Hong Kong Jiao wind-Bi with slackness, weakness, and lack of strength.
Ingredients: Shengli (Fresh Chestnuts).
Preparation: One ingredient. Every morning, take 30-20 pieces and eat them. It is best to follow with Pig Kidney Porridge.
**Heidou Jiu (Black Soybean Wine)** for treating Hong Kong Jiao with numbness and weakness, dizziness, vertigo, and tendon stiffness.
Ingredients: Heidou (Sojae Semen Nigrum, roasted, 2 sheng).
Preparation: One ingredient. Soak in 1 dou of wine, tightly seal the bottle mouth, leave for three nights. Drink according to tolerance. Ensure the effect of the wine is continuous.
**Chi Jiu (Fermented Soybean Wine)** for treating Wind-Bi with leg weakness, or small calves, and difficult walking.
Ingredients: Chi (Fermented Soybean, steamed and sun-dried, 1 da sheng).
Preparation: One ingredient. Place in a clean porcelain jar, soak in 5 sheng of non-ash wine for three nights. Drink according to tolerance.
**Niuxi Wan (Achyranthes Pill)** for treating Hong Kong Jiao with numbness and weakness, and inability to walk.
Ingredients: Niuxi (Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix, soak in wine, slice and roast), Duhuo (Angelicae Pubescentis Radix, remove rhizome), Gui (Cinnamomi Ramulus, remove coarse bark, each 3 fen), Danshen (Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix), Shihu (Drymariae Herba, remove roots), Mudan (Moutan Cortex, remove heart)... [Text incomplete].
Preparation: The above thirteen ingredients are pounded and sieved into powder. Mix with refined honey to make pills the size of Sophora seeds. Take 30 pills with warm wine on an empty stomach daily, and take again at noon.