Sorry your dad is in pain from gout.
Why go all the way to China to find Chinese medicine? Just go to
Chinatown in major U.S. cities. You will find all kinds of Chinese
medicine there. But, sorry to say, in my understanding, there is no
silver bullets in Chinese medicine for gout.
Would you be interested in taking a look at http://www.ICuredMyGout.org
to see if the info there may help your dad? Good luck.
Chinatown in major US cities and China to find Chinese medicine is like small medical halls to hypermarts.