Translating "手三里", acupuncture point LI-10

Explanation of the point name

The four points with 3 三 or 5 五 Li 里 in the name all have some kind of energizing effect. That suggests that these points each in some way give the energy to walk a certain distance. 里 must thus be translated as a measure of distance, rather than as 'village.' Li 里 is about 400 meter or ¼ mile, which is why I translate it as 'Quarter Miles' in these four point names.

Of the most well-known point of the four, ST-36 足三里, it is said that it allows to walk three more Li. One doesn't get tired as quickly as usual. The other points have different energizing effects.

The other 3 Li point, LI-10 手三里 (the one here), has more of an activating effect. Also something that would allow a person to walk three more Li, I'd say.

The two other points have 5 Li in their names. Reasoning along the same line would suggest that these points could be even more energizing, allowing one to walk even 5 more Li, instead of just 3. However, they don't seem that powerful, so that reasoning is not correct.

For LI-13 手五里, A Manual of Acupuncture lists as indications (among others) 'desire to sleep, diminished qi, inability to move the four limbs.' In the same publication, LIV-10 足五里 is listed in a combination of points for 'Somnolence with no desire to move the four limbs.' So, a similar indication as for LI-13.

Apparently, the 5 Li here refers to that a person isn't able to walk 5 Li, and these points would counteract that. So, the 3 Li in ST-36 足三里 and LI-10 手三里 is about the effect of these points, walking 3 more Li, while the 5 Li in LI-13 手五里 and LIV-10 足五里 is about an indication for these points, which is not being able to walk 5 Li.

Then, there's the issue of how to translate 手 and 足 (which also is an issue with translating the Chinese meridian names/locations).

None of the dictionaries that I consult has 'arm' for 手, they have 'hand.' Still, these pointnames with 手 have elsewhere been translated with 'arm.' That is understandable, since these points are on the arm, not on the hand. However 臂 for 'arm' isn't used, here. I stay with 'hand,' expecting there to be some reason for this, even as I'm not aware of it. I trust the dictionaries, here.

足 can mean both 'leg' and 'foot,' and to complicate things 'to walk.' To be consistent with the hand 手 points, I'd say that 'to walk' is not right here, and walking is, in fact, implied. With these points being on the leg, one would say that 'leg' is the right translation. But along the line that the arm points have 手 for 'hand,' the word 'foot' could be the correct one. I am, somewhat arbitrarily, going with 'leg,' since the points are on the leg.