Foxglove plants are a source of a drug used to treat heart conditions.
Name the drug traditionally extracted from foxglove plants.
Table 1 shows information about the mass of this drug found in a healthy foxglove plant.
Table 1
| Part of foxglove plant | Mass of drug in 100 g of plant tissue (g) |
|---|---|
| Flowers | 1.8 |
| Leaves | 1.5 |
| Roots | 0.5 |
A diseased foxglove plant has a condition that limits its drug production. The mass of the drug found in the leaves of this diseased plant is only 40% of the mass shown in Table 1.
Calculate the mass of the drug in 300 g of these diseased leaves. Give your answer in mg.